What Is Bhatura ?
BHATURA is a fluffy deep-fried India flat-bread made with all purpose flour , semolina (helps to get a crispy Bhatura after deep frying) and yogurt. It is often eaten with chickpea curry, chole or channe, making the traditional dish chole bhature. It is one of the most popular recipe of Punjab.
Ingredients
- All purpose flour/maida – 2 cup
- Semolina/sooji – 2 tbsp
- Sugar – 1 1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
- Baking soda – 2 pinch
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp
- Plain yogurt – 1/2 cup
- Water , as needed to knead the dough
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
In a late bowl whisk together all purpose flour, whole wheat flour with semolina , sugar, salt , baking powder, baking soda and mix well.
Then add oil and yoghurt and mix thoroughly.
Then add water, little at a time to knead the dough.
If you’re using a stand mixer, knead well for 5-6 minutes or knead for 6-8 minutes with your hands until smooth and soft pliable dough is formed.
Once done , apply little oil on top of the dough, Keep it covered with a damp kitchen towel and let it rest in a warm place for at least 1 hour.
After 1 hour, divide dough into 7 to 8 equal parts, let the dough balls rest for another 5 minutes.
Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai/wok on medium-high heat. Oil should be sufficiently hot, if you drop a piece of dough into the oil it should come up briskly. That’s when the oil is ready to fry the bhatura.
Roll each dough into circle shape, it should neither be too thick nor thin. Add the rolled bhatura to hot oil and press gently with a ladle, until it starts to puff. Fry both the sides until golden brown.
Serve hot bhaturas with chole.