FRIED LITTI WITH BLACKGRAM CURRY

 

Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 50 mins
Serve : 4

 INGREDIENTS

For litti
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Carom seeds - a pinch
Onion seeds - a pinch
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Clarified butter - 1 cup
For stuffing
Roasted gram flour/sattu - 100 gms
Finely chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Finely chopped green chilly - 1/4 tsp
Finely chopped garlic cloves - 1/2 tsp
Mustard oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Water - 4 tbsp

For blackgram curry
Black gram  -  1 cup
Chopped onion  -  1
Ginger garlic paste  -  1 tsp
Red chilly powder  -  1 tsp
Coriander powder  -  1 tsp
Turmeric powder  -  1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder  -  1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds  -  1/4 tsp
Salt  -  to taste
Oil  -  2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves  -  1 tbsp

METHOD
For litti
Take a large bowl add wheat flour,baking powder,carom seeds,onion seeds,salt and 2 tbsp clarified butter and mix well.
Make a stiff dough with the help of water.
The texture should be crumbly keep aside for 30 mins.
Take a large bowl add above listed stuffing ingredients and mix well.
Now stuffing is ready.
Divide the dough into equal size balls.
Stuff the filling in the dough.
Wrap up the dough pieces and close from all sides.
Preheat oven for 10 mins. in 250,c
Grease oven wire with oil.
Place the litti in preheated oven for 20 mins.
Flip it over till brown.
Deep in the clarified butter and serve hot. 
For blackgram curry
Soak black gram/kala chana over night drain and crush 1/4  cup black gram in the blender..
Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seeds to crackle.
Add chopped onion and fry till light brown.
Add ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and 2 tbsp water and saute for two mins.
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
Add black gram and crushed black gram and mix well.
Add salt and one cup of water and cover it..
Bring to boil and simmer for ten mins till done.
Add garam masala powder and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
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