🔥🥔🌾 How to Make Authentic Litti Chokha at Home | Traditional Bihari Recipe with Smoky Flavor

Litti Chokha is a rustic and wholesome dish from the heart of Bihar and Eastern UP. Litti is a stuffed wheat ball baked over fire or in an oven, filled with a spiced sattu (roasted gram flour) mixture. Chokha is a smoky mashed vegetable side made from roasted eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes, and spices. Together, they form a deeply satisfying and earthy meal.

Let’s bring the traditional village flavors into your kitchen with this step-by-step recipe!

🧾 Ingredients

For Litti (Stuffed Dough Balls):

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp ajwain (carom seeds)
• 2 tbsp ghee (for moin/moyan)
• Warm water (for kneading)
• Salt to taste

For Filling (Sattu Stuffing):

• 1 cup sattu (roasted gram flour)
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 2–3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1–2 green chilies (chopped)
• 1 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice or raw mango powder
• Handful of coriander leaves (chopped)
• Salt to taste
• Water (a few teaspoons)

For Chokha (Mashed Vegetables):

• 1 large eggplant (baingan)
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 boiled potatoes
• 1 small onion (finely chopped)
• 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 2 green chilies (chopped)
• 1 tbsp mustard oil
• Salt to taste
• Fresh coriander (chopped)

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👨‍🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions

🔹 Step 1: Make the Dough for Litti

1. In a mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, ajwain, salt, and ghee.
2. Add warm water gradually and knead into a semi-soft dough.
3. Cover with a damp cloth and rest for 20–30 minutes.

🔹 Step 2: Prepare the Sattu Filling

1. In a bowl, mix sattu with onion, garlic, chilies, coriander, mustard oil, lemon juice, and salt.
2. Add a few teaspoons of water to moisten the mixture (not wet).
3. Mix well and set aside.

🔹 Step 3: Stuff and Shape the Littis

1. Divide the dough into equal balls.
2. Flatten each ball, place a spoonful of sattu mixture inside, and seal it.
3. Roll gently into round balls again.

🔹 Step 4: Cook the Littis

• Traditional method: Roast over open coal/fire or in a clay oven until browned and crisp.
• Tawa method: Roast on low flame on a tawa, turning frequently.
• Oven method: Bake at 200°C for 25–30 minutes or until golden brown, turning once midway.

4. Brush with ghee after roasting.

🔹 Step 5: Prepare Chokha

1. Roast eggplant and tomatoes directly on flame or in the oven until charred and soft.
2. Peel and mash them. Add boiled mashed potatoes.
3. Mix in onion, garlic, chilies, mustard oil, salt, and coriander.
4. Adjust seasoning and mix until smooth.

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🍽️ Serving Suggestions

• Serve Litti hot, dipped in ghee, with a generous side of Chokha.
• Add green chutney or raw onion salad for an extra kick.

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💡 Pro Tips

• Use mustard oil for the authentic Bihari flavor.
• Don’t overfill the sattu to avoid breaking.
• Chokha can be made with just eggplant or a combination of all three veggies.