Bhatura
Soft, puffed fried bread with fresh herbs and tomato
IndianBhatura are big, soft, puffy fried breads made from a curd-leavened dough. This version has fresh coriander, fenugreek and tomato in the dough. Serve them straight from the pan with channa paneer masala or a curry of your choice. For masala bhatura, add chopped green chillies, coriander, onion and garam masala to the dough.
- Total time
- 300 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 20
Ingredients
For the dough
- 14 oz self-raising floursifted
- 1 ¾ oz plain floursifted
- ¼ cup fresh corianderchopped
- ¼ cup fresh fenugreek leaveschopped
- 1 ⅝ oz tomatoes¼ cup, diced
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp green chilli paste (optional)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 ½ tsp salt
For binding
- ½ cup curd (plain yogurt)½ cup
- ¼ cup milk¼ cup
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 cup water1 cup, approx.
For frying
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Mix 14 oz self-raising flour, 1 ¾ oz plain flour, ¼ cup fresh coriander, ¼ cup fresh fenugreek leaves, 1 ⅝ oz tomatoes, 4 tbsp oil, 1 tsp green chilli paste, 2 tsp sugar and 1 ½ tsp salt.
Step 2: Make a well in the centre and add ½ cup curd (plain yogurt), ¼ cup milk and ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda.
Step 3: Add 1 cup water a little at a time to bind into a medium-tight dough. For masala bhatura, also knead in 3 tbsp chopped green chillies, 2 tbsp chopped coriander, 2 tbsp finely chopped onion and 1 tsp garam masala.
Step 4: Cover and leave for 4 hours.
240 minStep 5: Divide the dough into 40 portions and roll into 8 cm rounds. Tip from the book: roll the portions into small puris, cover with a damp cloth and roll them out to full size just before frying; the dough becomes elastic and rolls more easily.
Step 6: Heat oil, for deep frying and deep fry the bhaturas, a few at a time, pressing gently so they puff, until golden brown.
25 minStep 7: Serve hot with channa paneer masala or a curry of your choice.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bhatura take?
- About 300 minutes in total: 270 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 20 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of self-raising flour?
- Plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder per 150g (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
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