Cute Bhaturas

Bhatoora, a fluffy deep-fried bread from North India which is often savored with chickpea curry, making the traditional dish 'chole bhature'. Its usually available as a wholly puffed up large bread. Here we have a smaller, cuter version of the same traditional bhatura, which kids are really going to love. 

Ingredients

1 cup self raising flour, plus extra for dusting

1 tablespoon sunflower oil 

1 tablespoon natural yogurt

2-3 tablespoons water

salt to taste

oil, for deep frying

Method

• Mix the flour, oil, yogurt and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Add water little by little and knead to form a soft dough.
• Cover the dough with a clean, moist tea towel and leave to rest for at least 15 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to lightly floured surface and knead for 3-4 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 10 equal portions and roll each portion into a ball.
• Roll out each ball into a small disc using a rolling pin and set aside to rest.
• Heat enough oil for deep frying in wok.
• Fry the rolled out bhaturas  in the hot oil until it puffs up. Turn it over and fry until lightly browned on both sides.
• With a slotted spoon remove from the oil and drain onto a paper napkin.
• Serve immediately with our own Channa Chatpata