Litti Chokha Recipe
Litti Chokha is a classic Bihari dish featuring litti whole wheat balls stuffed with spiced sattu and roasted over charcoal—paired with chokha, a smoky mash of roasted eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes. Rich in protein and flavor, this rustic meal is seasoned with mustard oil, green chilies, and herbs for a bold, earthy taste. Often enjoyed with ghee or yogurt, it’s a hearty, nutritious delight that embodies the essence of rural Indian cuisine
Ingredients For Litti
1 Cup atta
4 Tablespoon salt
1 Tablespoon ajwain seed
2 Tablespoon ghee
As needed water for making soft dough
Ingredients For Chokha
2 No.s of potatoes
1/5 Cup onion
3 Tablespoon garlic
3 Tablespoon green chili
4 Tablespoon coriander leaves
1/5 Tablespoon ginger
2 Tablespoon onion seed
2 Tablespoon black salt
1 Tablespoon amchur powder
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
5 No.s of roasted tomatoes
Ingredients For Chutney
10 No.s of red chili
8 Garlic cloves
Ingredients For filling
2 Cup sattu
2 Tablespoon coriander
0.5 Cup onion
1 Tablespoon amchur
5.0 Tablespoon ajwain
3 Tablespoon hot musted oil
Step:1
In a bowl add 1 whole wheat flour (atta) , 1 tablespoon salt , 1 tablespoon carom seed (ajwain) . Crush between palms before adding to the flour
Step:2
Make a well in the middle of the flour and add 2 tablespoon melted ghee and mix with finger till well combined in the flour
Step:3
Then add a little water at a time and knead to make a firm dough . If the dough is too hard , then you can add water and continue to knead till soft and pliable
Step:4
Cover with a damp muslin cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes
Step:5
To make the chutney , roast 5 tomatoes directly over the flame till the skin chars and slits
Step:6
In a grinder jar add 10 soaked red chili , 9-10 garlic cloves , 3 roasted tomatoes and 1 tablespoon salt . Grind to a smooth paste/chutney
Step:7
For the chokha , add 2 large of 4 small boiled and peeled potatoes cut into halves , add 1 cup chopped onion , 1 tablespoon minced garlic , 1 tablespoon chopped green chili , 5 tablespoon chopped coriander , 1/3 tablespoon chopped ginger , 1 tablespoon onion seed (kalonji) , 1 tablespoon black salt (kala namak) , 1 tablespoon salt , 1 tablespoon amchur (dried mango) powder , 1 tablespoon lemon juice , 2 roasted tomatoes roughly pounded
Step:8
Mix all the ingredients together well . Mash the potato with to the other ingredients
Step:9
For the felling in a bowl , add 2 cup sattu , 2 to 3 tablespoon chopped coriander , 2 tablespoon chopped green chili , 1/3 cup chopped onion , 1 tablespoon ginger , 2 tablespoon chopped ginger , 1 tablespoon black salt , 1 tablespoon salt , 1 tablespoon amchur , 1 tablespoon onion seed and 1/3 tablespoon ajwain . Mix together well
Step:10
To this add 3 tablespoon hot mustard oil and using a spoon , mix to combines well . Keep it aside
Step:11
Dived the rested dough into 8 portions
Step:12
Roll each portion into ball and flatten it in the palm to form a circle and using fingers ensure the edges are thinner and the center is thicker
Step:13
Make a ball of the filling by squeezing it in the fist . Then place it in the center of the flat little . Gather the edges of the dough together seal them together . Similar to filling a paratha
Step:14
Then gentaly press the little to flatten it slightly to a circular disc shape . This is optional
Step:15
Put a grill rack on a low flame and place the little on the rack to cook directly over the flame . This will take 7 to 8 minutes . Using tongs , turn the littis to cook evenly on all side . Stand them on an angle to allow the sides to cook as well
Step:16
Once all the littis are cooked arrange them in a plate
Step:17
Fill a small bowl with melted ghee
Step:18
Place a litti between the palms of the hand and press to crack them a little . Then dip the litti completely in the ghee and remove . The cracks ensure that the ghee enters the litti and is absorbed by the filling
Step:19
To serve , place the litti in a small plate , spoon some aloo , chokha next to eat . Add a generous amount of red chili tomato chutney serve it and enjoy the litti chokha