Litti Chokha - (Stuffed Whole Wheat Dough & Mashed Potato-Eggplant Bharta ( Bihari Style)

          This is a traditional and a wholesome dish from the Indian state of Bihar. It can be relished as a snack, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Choice is yours. Basically they are balls of whole wheat dough stuffed with sattu (fried gram flour) and other ingredients. It is relished with potato-eggplant bharta (mash). I like to have mine with green chutney, raita or pickles. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.

Litti-

• 2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 & 1/2 tbsp. yoghurt
• 1/2 tsp. ajwain (carom seeds)
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. oil / ghee

Stuffing-

• 3/4 cup fried chana dal flour 
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
• 1-2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 tsp. red chili flakes
• 1 tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tbsp. pickle masala
• 2 tbsp. coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp. ajwain (carom seeds)
• 1 tsp. kalonji (nigella seeds )
• 1 tbsp. mustard oil
• 1/2 tsp. pepper powder
• 1 tsp. coriander-cumin powder

Chokha-

• 1 medium eggplant, roasted, skin discarded & mashed
• 1 potato, boiled & mashed
• salt to taste
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 tbsp. mustard oil
• 2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
• oil to deep fry

          Litti - In a bowl, mix together all the mentioned ingredients and knead into a stiff dough with required quantity of water. Cover and keep aside.

          Stuffing - In a separate bowl, combine together all the mentioned ingredients and keep aside.

          Chokha - In a separate bowl, combine all the mentioned ingredients (except oil to deep fry) and keep aside.

          Divide the dough into 8-9 equal portions. Roll out each portion with your fingers into a small poori. Make a hollow and put 1 tbsp. of the stuffing in it. 

          Bring all the edges together and make a round ball. Flatten it slightly. Fill rest of the dough with the stuffing and keep aside.

          Heat oil in a pan and gently slide the Litti into it and fry on a medium flame on all sides till golden in colour. 

          Drain on a kitchen towel and serve them on a bed of chokha, accompanied with green chilies and sliced onion for a sumptuous meal.

                                  Roast eggplant & boil potato.

                                To the mashed eggplant & potato, add all ingredients.

                                  Mix well & keep aside.

                                  Take 3/4 cup of roasted chana (Gram) dal.

                                  Grind to a fine powder.

                                 To it add rest of the ingredients for stuffing.

                                 Mix well & keep aside.

                                Litti - In a bowl, mix together all the mentioned ingredients.

                               Knead into a stiff dough with some water. Cover & keep aside.

                                 Divide the dough into 8-9 equal portions. 

                Roll out each portion with your fingers into a small poori. Make a hollow &
                put 1 tbsp. of the stuffing in it. 

                 Bring all the edges together & make a round ball. Flatten it slightly. Fill rest 
                 of the dough with the stuffing and keep aside.

 
                                  Heat oil & gently slide Litti into it.

                                 Fry on a medium flame on all sides till golden in colour. 

                                 Drain on a kitchen towel.

                      Serve them hot on a bed of chokha with green chilies & sliced onion.