Batura

This is a deep fried Indian bread that tastes good with Channa Masala and the combination is so popularly called Channa Batura or Chole Puri.

Ingredients

• 2 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
• 1 cup Yogurt (Adjust as required)
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt (Adjust to taste)
• 1 tsp ghee for the dough
• Oil for deep frying

Method

1. Mix the flour, sugar, salt, ghee and add the yogurt little by little and mix well to form a soft pliable dough.
2. Cover the dough with a wet cloth and keep aside for 1 hour.
3. Gently punch the dough and divide it into small lemon size balls.
4. Roll out each ball into circles 1/4 " thick.
5. Heat oil in a wok and start to fry the rolled out baturas one by one.
6. Serve the batura hot with Channa as side dish.