Litti Chokha with Sattu
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Litti Chokha with Sattu
Litti chokha is one of Bihar's best-known traditional dishes.
Litti is a wheat-based ball filled with seasoned sattu, while chokha is a rustic preparation made from vegetables such as potato, tomato and eggplant.
Sattu Filling for Litti
The filling typically contains:
Chana sattu
Onion
Green chilli
Garlic
Coriander
Lemon juice
Ajwain
Cumin
Salt
Mustard oil
Mix the ingredients until the filling becomes aromatic and holds together.
How to Make Litti
Prepare a wheat-flour dough and divide it into portions.
Flatten each portion and place the sattu mixture inside. Seal the dough around the filling and shape it into a ball.
Traditionally, litti is cooked over a wood or coal fire. It can also be prepared using an oven or other modern cooking methods.
How to Make Chokha
Roast or cook potato, tomato and eggplant.
Mash them together with onion, garlic, green chilli, coriander, salt and mustard oil.
Serving Litti Chokha
Break the cooked litti and serve it with chokha. A little ghee can be added before serving.
The combination of roasted litti, spiced sattu filling and rustic chokha creates the distinctive flavour of this classic Bihari dish.
Litti chokha is one of Bihar's best-known traditional dishes.
Litti is a wheat-based ball filled with seasoned sattu, while chokha is a rustic preparation made from vegetables such as potato, tomato and eggplant.
Sattu Filling for Litti
The filling typically contains:
Chana sattu
Onion
Green chilli
Garlic
Coriander
Lemon juice
Ajwain
Cumin
Salt
Mustard oil
Mix the ingredients until the filling becomes aromatic and holds together.
How to Make Litti
Prepare a wheat-flour dough and divide it into portions.
Flatten each portion and place the sattu mixture inside. Seal the dough around the filling and shape it into a ball.
Traditionally, litti is cooked over a wood or coal fire. It can also be prepared using an oven or other modern cooking methods.
How to Make Chokha
Roast or cook potato, tomato and eggplant.
Mash them together with onion, garlic, green chilli, coriander, salt and mustard oil.
Serving Litti Chokha
Break the cooked litti and serve it with chokha. A little ghee can be added before serving.
The combination of roasted litti, spiced sattu filling and rustic chokha creates the distinctive flavour of this classic Bihari dish.
