Litti- Stuffed wheat flour balls

Litti is basically a wheat flour ball stuffed with sattu(roasted gram flour powder) seasoned with many ingredients. Litti is actually a regional dish from Bihar and Jharkhand (Sates in India). But now this dish is included in many famous restaurants. This dish is cooked in different ways in different regions of India but the basic process is same. In Bihar & Jharkhand, it is served with diffrent roasted vegetables such as Potato and Tomatoes but in places like Jaipur and Rajasthan, it is served with lentil soup and very hot red chilli and garlic chutney.

For the filling
500 gms sattu powder (gram flour roasted)
salt as needed
Ajwain (carom seeds) and kalaunji( black onion seeds)- a pinch or two
salted Mango pickle or stuffed red chilli pickle's oil- 2 tbsp
1 small onion- finey chopped
aamchoor (dried mango) powder- 1 tsp
lemon juice- 2 tbsp
mustard oil- 1 small tbsp
pepper and chilli flakes-a pinch
Ghee(clarified butter)- 2 tbsp
Mix everything and keep aside
optional- Green chillies finely chopped
The above mixture will be little dry.


For Atta(Wheat Flour) Dough

Ingredients:

Ghee(Clarified Butter)- 2 tsp
salt- 1/2 tsp
carom seeds- a pinch

Rub the ghee(clarified butter) and atta(wheat flour), add salt, ajwain(carom seeds) and knead a dough a little hard and firm but well needed.

For Aloo chokha ( Roasted mashed potatoes)

2- medium size potatoes, boiled , peeled and mashed
salt and chilli powder- as needed
Garam Masala powder- 1 small tbsp
green chilli- finely chopped
Mustard oil- a little
Mix all the above


For Tomato chokha( Roasted mashed Tomatoes)
Tomatoes- 2 big sizes
Garlic- 3-4 Cloves
Chilli- 1
Salt, Black Pepper, Lemon Juice to taste

Put 2 tomatoes on a griddle pan or normal pan and let it roast there, you can also put 3-4 cloves of garlic and big green chillies to the pan. The garlic cloves will take less time to roast than the tomatoes and chilli.
Mix all above and add salt and pepper and lemon juice to it and mix well.

Litti Preparation

Divide the atta dough into small ball size and roll them with rollar pin or with your hands in cups so that you can fill the sattu filling in it. Place 2 tbsp of sattu filling in it and close it. With the help of your palm, carefully and slowly with less pressure, make a ball size as in the picture. After making enough balls , place them in a baking tray with ghee spreaded on top in a preheated oven for 8-10 minutes in grill/convection mode (doesnt really matter) at 150-180 degree Celsius. Half way turn them and apply ghee on the other side too. You can adjust the temp if they are not cooking as needed but not maximum otherwise, they will be done from outside and inside will be still uncooked. I guess 180 degrees C is the best. After taking them out, apply some more ghee on the litti balls and serve hot with the Aloo n Tomato chokha. You can also make baigan ka bharta with this dish.

P.S- Please do let me know if I had missed anything in here.
Happy Cooking !!!