Sunday, May 27, 2012

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.

3 comments:

  1. Hey Niti, thought it wud be nice to shre this lil experience of mine. There is thi a lil thing which I always do to keep my bhatures fluffy and crisp. I add 1 tbsp of soaked semolina (sooji) for every 250gms of flour I use. Check it out next time when u fry some.

    regards,
    Prakriti.

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    1. Thanks Prakriti for your suggestion...I will surely try this next time.

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  2. Hey Prakriti
    how is oval shaped Paneer Bhature having excellent fluffiness made ?Thes are one available at some typical PISHAURI shops

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