Bhature Recipe, learnt from my Mother

Photo by Amit Agni

Ingredients:

·        2 cups Maida (All purpose flour)

·        1 cup hung curd

·        1 tsp sugar

·        1 tsp salt

·        Oil to fry

·        Water if needed 

Method: 

·        Take all other ingredients and mix well. Make a dough. If required add a little water. Knead well and make it like a puri dough.

·        Take little oil in your palm and apply it to the dough.

·        Keep aside for 5 hours in a warm place.

·        Heat oil for deep frying.

·        Knead dough once again.

·        Take a portion of the dough and make a golf size ball out of it.

·        Lightly coat the rolling surface with oil and roll out the dough into a approx 4 inch round.

·        Slide the bhatura into the oil and gently keep pressing it down with a slotted spoon until it puffs up.

·        Flip bhatura to the other side and gently press it in the oil. Cook until golden brown.

·        Remove onto a paper towel lined plate.

·        Continue the same way for the rest of the dough.

Serve with chole.

        I prefer preparing the bhature without baking powder or baking soda so my recipe does not include these ingredients,yet it tastes good.