Bhatura

Preparation Time : 10 Mins 

Fermentation Time for Dough : 4-5 Hours 

Cooking Time : 5 Mins 

Servers : 2-3 

Bhattura is a punjabi Dish, it best serves with Chana Masala ( Recipe Here) 

Ingredients

• 2 cups of maida / regular all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup suji/rawa/semolina
• ¼ cup plain curd / yogurt (not sour)
• ¼ cup baking powder
• 3-4 cups of oil, for deep-frying
• ¼ cup water
• 1/2 tsp sugar (powdered)
• Salt according to taste

Method

• Take 2 cups Maida.

• Mix the flour,curd, baking powder, salt and sugar until combined.

• Knead into a soft, smooth, and little tight dough.

• Grease oil on the dough. Cover it with cling wrap or a plate and keep it at any warm place for at-least 4-5 hours.

• The dough will rise a bit and become more airy. Punch it down, knead lightly and roll into lime-sized balls.

• Flour the dough balls generously, flatten on your palm, and roll into circles.

• Heat oil for deep frying just until smoking and add the rolled bhature one by one.

• Fry until puffed up and golden specks appear on both sides.

• Drain and set aside. Repeat until all the dough is used up.

• Serve hot with Chana Masala/chole.