Channa bhatura recipe / bhatura / chola poori

Bhatura recipe with step by step pictures 


              Bhatura is a north-indian breakfast recipe which is commonly known as channa bhatura.  It is commonly served with channa masala and so it has that name.  In south-india, it is called as chola poori.  It looks like poori but it is made with maida(all purpose flour).  It is not soft like wheat poori but little crispy due to the addition of rava.  Try out this bhatura at your home.  Hope you like it. Check out the Chana bhatura recipe below with step by step pictures.


Enjoy the food  ! 


Ingredients   : 


.   Maida / all purpose flour  -  2 cup
.   Curd  -  1/2 cup
.   Rava  -  1/4 cup
.   Oil  -  2 tblsp
.   Sugar  -  1 tblsp
.   Salt to taste
.   Oil for frying 

Method  : 


            1. Take all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.  Knead well.  Cover with wet cloth.  Rest for atleast 2 hours. 

           2. Heat oil for frying.  In the meantime.  Divide the dough into dough balls.  Flatten each dough ball using rolling pin.  

          3. Drop the flattened dough into hot oil.  Press it gently with laddle.  Cook until it puffs.  Flip and cook until golden brown.  Bhatura is ready.


Pictorial   : 


               Take maida in a mixing bowl 


Add curd,  rava,  sugar,  salt and oil


Knead well to make a dough


Apply a tsp of oil over it


Cover with wet cloth


Rest for atleast 2 hours


Knead it once again


Divide it into dough balls


Take a dough ball


Flatten it using rolling pin


Heat oil for frying


Drop the flattened dough into hot oil.  Press gently with laddle.  Cook until it puffs


Flip and cook until golden brown.  Strain it 


Tasty bhatura is ready.  Serve with the ultimate combination Chana masala 



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