Bhatura

Bhatoora

Place of origin	Indian subcontinent
Region or state	Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent
Associated cuisine	India, Bangladesh, Pakistan
Main ingredients	White flour (maida), dahi (yogurt), ghee or oil, yeast
Media: Bhatoora

Bhatoora (also known as Batoora, Bhatura, Batura, Pathora or puri) (Hindi: भटूरा, Urdu: بھٹورا, Punjabi: ਭਟੂਰਾ) is a fluffy deep-fried leavened bread originating from the Indian subcontinent. Variations include aloo bhatura (bhatura filled with potato) and paneer bhatura (bhatura filled with cottage cheese). It is often eaten with chickpea curry, chole or channe, making the traditional dish chole bhature.

This bread is like the puri bread but is made with leavened dough.

Ingredients

A typical recipe includes white flour (maida), dahi (yogurt), lots of ghee or oil, and either yeast or baking powder. Once kneaded well, the dough is left to rise, and then small balls of it are either hand-rolled or flattened using a rolling pin. Then the bread pieces are deep fried until they puff up into a lightly browned, soft, fluffy bread, which is elastic and chewy.

A nonfried variant is the kulcha, which can be baked or cooked on a flat pan and is garnished with coriander leaves. It is cooked from the same dough.

See also

• Chana masala
• Punjabi cuisine
• Puri
• Paratha
• Roti
• Naan
• Kulcha
• List of Indian breads
• List of Pakistani breads

External links

• Bhatura recipe
• Bhatura recipe
• http://www.tarladalal.com/Chole-Bhature-2810r