Bhature a well known indian bread is a punjabi cusine. Bhature is like a puri and is very soft to chew. Usually, Bhature is served with chole and hence both together get their name as "chole bhature". When just taken out deep fried from oil, bhature looks like a balloon as it is puffed.
Bhatures are available in most parts of india due to its simple taste and popularity.
Ingredients:
Refined Flour (Maida) - 2 1/2 cups
Baking Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Soda Bicarbonate - a pinch
Yoghurt - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Powdered sugar - 2 teaspoon
Oil for deep fry + 2 tsp oil for kneeding dough.
Method:
- Mix refined flour, baking powder and soda bicarbonate. Sieve and keep aside.
- Mix yogurt with salt and sugar. Add this to the flour, add enough water and mix gradually to make a soft dough by light kneading.
- Incorporate two tablespoons of oil into the dough and cover the dough with a wet cloth. Keep it aside for an hour.
- Divide dough into sixteen equal portions. Roll them into balls. Cover and keep to rise for ten minutes.
- Grease your palms with a little oil and flatten the balls.
- Roll out into five-inch diameter bhaturas.
- Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep fry bhaturas on high heat till light brown on both sides.
- Serve hot with chole.
Preparation Time:- 1/2 hour
Cooking Time:- 1/2 hour
Serves: 4 persons. Makes 8-10 bhaturas.
Shelflife: 1 day.
Serving Suggestion:- Serve hot with Chole.
Note:
- If you want the bhaturas to be little crispier, then add some 2 tbsp of rava to the flour and kneed it well.
- Soda is added to make it fluffy.
- Yoghurt is added to make it soft.
- If powdered sugar is not available, then ordinary sugar can be added. Sugar is added for taste. Bhaturas taste good when sugar is added to its dough.
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