Litti Chokha recipe, a famous dish from Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh

 Here is a traditional and delicious Litti Chokha recipe, a famous dish from Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh:

🌾 Litti Chokha Recipe

🔸 Part 1: Ingredients

🫓 For Litti:

Wheat flour – 2 cups

Ajwain (carom seeds) – ½ tsp

Salt – ½ tsp

Ghee – 2 tbsp (for dough) + more for dipping

Water – as needed (for kneading)

🧂 For Sattu Filling:

Sattu (roasted gram flour) – 1 cup

Mustard oil – 2 tbsp

Green chili – 1-2 (finely chopped)

Ginger – 1 tsp (grated)

Garlic – 3-4 cloves (crushed)

Lemon juice – 1 tbsp OR dry mango powder – 1 tsp

Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (chopped)

Pickle masala – 1 tsp (optional, for flavor)

Salt – to taste

Water – just enough to moisten

🍆 For Chokha (Mashed Veg Mix):

Brinjal (eggplant) – 1 large (roasted)

Tomatoes – 2 medium (roasted)

Boiled potatoes – 2 medium

Green chili – 1-2 (chopped)

Garlic – 4-5 cloves (crushed)

Mustard oil – 1 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp (chopped)

🔸 Part 2: Instructions

🫓 Preparing Litti:

1. Mix flour, ajwain, salt, and ghee. Add water and knead into a firm dough. Cover and rest 20–30 mins.

2. For the sattu filling, mix all ingredients well. It should be moist enough to bind.

3. Divide dough into balls. Flatten each, place a spoonful of filling inside, seal edges, and shape into balls.

4. Bake in a traditional tandoor, oven (200°C for 25–30 min), air fryer, or cook on open flame or pan, turning regularly until browned and crisp.

5. Dip hot littis in desi ghee before serving.

🍆 Preparing Chokha:

1. Roast brinjal and tomatoes on open flame or in oven until soft. Peel skin.

2. Mash roasted brinjal, tomatoes, and boiled potatoes together.

3. Add chopped chili, crushed garlic, mustard oil, salt, and coriander. Mix well.

🍽️ Serving Suggestion:

Serve hot litti dipped in ghee with chokha on the side. Optionally, serve with green chutney and curd for a full traditional platter.