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Bhatura Recipe
How to make Bhatura
Savoury and filling, serve the bhaturas with spicy chole.
- Total Cook Time3 hrs 15 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time3 hrs
- Recipe Servings20
- Intermediate
Ingredients of Bhatura
- 315 gm (2 3/4 cups) plain flour
- 250 gm (2 cups) wholewheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 250 gm plain yogurt
- Water
- Vegetable oil
How to Make Bhatura
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Place 315 gm of refined flour and 250 gm of wholemeal flour in a bowl.
2.
Stir in 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda and about 250 plain yoghurt.
3.
Slowly add water if necessary until a soft dough is forms.
4.
Lightly knead dough in bowl until soft and smooth. Your finger should be able to press in with hardly any pressure.
5.
Shape dough into a ball and place in a bowl.
6.
Cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise in a warm, draught free place until doubled in sized, for around two to three hours, depending on the temperature.
7.
Knock back enough dough and break it into 20-25 walnut-sized pieces. Roll into smooth balls, and then roll out thinly into rounds on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
8.
Heat about five cm vegetable oil in a wok over high heat until a small piece of dough thrown in comes back up to the surface immediately.
9.
Fry the bhaturas one at a time until lightly brown on each side.
10.
Drain well and keep warm until all are fried. Serve hot.