How to Make Delicious Bhatura:
This Chole Bhature recipe hails from the state of Punjab but has gained popularity across the world. Crispy yet soft bhatura bread is typically paired with spicy chole and served as breakfast and sometimes also for dinner.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups all purpose flour+ extra for dusting
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tablespoon kasuri methi (optional)
- 1/2 cup milk (lukewarm)
- ½ cup 125 mL plain yogurt
- 1 tsp olive oil + extra cooking oil for deep frying
Instructions
- 1
Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
- 2
Now mix milk and yogurt together and pour half of it into the well and slowly combine it together. Slowly mixing the ingredients together, add rest of the liquid into the bowl and kneed into a loose (somewhat sticky) dough.
- 3
Oil another bowl (or the same bowl but take the dough out before oiling the bowl) with 1 teaspoon oil. Transfer the dough back in the bowl. Cover with a tight lid and set in a dark, warm place for dough to rise. Wait for it to rise to almost double its original size with air pockets inside.
- 4
After a few hours, dust your working board, take out the dough and knead it for about 2-3 minutes. Divide the dough into smaller balls (in this case you should get about 8 balls).
- 5
Dust the board again and flatten the balls using rolling pin to make oval shapes, approx. 4"long.
- 6
Heat oil in a fryer or wok. Carefully drop the flattened dough into the oil and fry. Gently press the bread with a slotted spoon ad it will begin to puff in 5-8 seconds. Flip the bread and fry until the bread is puffed and golden in color.
- 7
Serve Hot puffed bhature with Chole Masala.