Fried Sattu Litti / Sattu Kachori/ Sattu Puri Recipe

INGREDIENTS

For the dough-

• Wheat flour-500 gm
• Water

For filling-

• Sattu (roasted Bengal gram flour)-2 cup
• Chopped onion-2
• Chopped green chilli-4
• Finely chopped ginger-2 inch
• Chopped garlic cloves-15
• Ajwain or carom seeds-1 tsp
• Mangrail/kolunji/onion seeds-1 tsp
• Lemon juice- 2tbsp
• Stuffed dry red chilli masala-1 tbsp
• Mixed pickle masala( mashed )-1 tbsp
• Mustard oil or any pickle oil- 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Chopped coriander leaves

METHOD

Dough-

• Add water in wheat flour and kneed to make dough (slightly stiff than the dough for making roti)
• Divide the dough into equal parts.

Filling-

• Mix all ingredients well (except atta and cooking oil).
• Ensure that the mixture is powdery but slightly wet.

Litti preparation-

• Take one part of the dough and make into a ball.
• Now hold it between your fingers and press with your thumbs to make it like a small bowl (katori).
• Fill it with one tbsp of prepared sattu powder and gently press it inside with thumbs.
• Bring the edges together to seal it and make a round ball.
• Seal it properly so that the filing does not come out.
• Use the same process to make remaining balls.
• These balls are now ready to fry.
• Turn on the Flame, heat oil in a deep thick pan.
• Check the temperature of oil by dropping a tiny dough ball into it.
• Now put the stuffed littis in the hot oil one by one and fry it on low heat.
• Flip it after 3-4 minutes to cook other sides.
• Fry it till litti started to  turn light brown from both sides (meanwhile flip it both sides).
• Take out on kitchen towel to absorb extra oil.
• Ready to serve with chokha or baingan bharta.