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Channa Bhatura

Bhatura/Batura
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Ingredients for the dough
Maida/All purpose flour-2 cups
Sooji/White rawa-1/4 cup
Salt-1/2tsp
Sugar-1tsp
Baking powder-1/4tsp
Thick butter milk-1 cup or little more
Method
Mix all above ingredients in a bowl.
Add the butter milk & make a semi thick dough (like poori dough).
Cover & rest it for at least 2 hours.Take small lime size ball,dust it with flour & roll it to a semi thick disc/circle.
Heat oil in a pan & deep fry in medium high flame till its light brown on both sides.
Place the bhatura on a kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil.Serve it hot with Chole/Channa masala.

Chole/Channa Masala
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Ingredients dry roasted & powdered
Jeera/Cumin-1tsp
Kastoori methi-1tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Nutmeg-less than 1/8tsp
Ingredients ground to a coarse paste
Onion-1/4
Tomato-2
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/8tsp
Red chillies-1/2tsp
Other ingredients
Channa/Garbanzo/Chickpea-1 cup
(soaked overnight in water)
Slit green chillies-2
Salt to taste
Chopped coriander leaves-2tsp
Amchur powder/dry mango powder-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-3tsp
Jeera/cumin-1/4tsp

Channa Bhatura

Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it.
Add the onion,tomato,ginger & garlic paste & fry till oil separates the pan.
Add the green chillies,salt,dry roasted & powdered masala,amchur powder fry for a minute & add the soaked channa.
Pour 2 & 1/2 cups of water & cook it till done.
Garnish it with chopped onions & coriander leaves just before serving.

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