Whole Wheat Bhatura

Vegan chickpea masala or Chole is incomplete without Bhatura. A bhatura is a puffy,light, fried Indian bread, slightly sour in taste. Traditionally a Bhatura is made by fermenting the all purpose flour using yeast,or by adding yogurt. Yogurt or yeast contribute to the fluffiness and sour taste of Bhatura. To make a vegan version of Bhatura, I experimented using baking powder, baking soda, soda water, vegan yogurt and fruit salt. I tried using these ingredients individually as well as in combination. Use of fruit salt really worked as a magic giving sour taste as well as fluffiness to Bhatura. To make it healthier whole wheat flour is used.

Ingredients

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Recipe

• In a bowl, mix all dry ingredients
• Mix well with a spoon
• Slowly go on adding water and knead a dough
• The dough should be tight and soft but not hard
• Add a tbsp of oil to make it smooth
• Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel 
• Rest it for 30 min
• Make equal sized balls
• Roll into about 5 inch circles
• Fry them in hot oil to make puffy Bhatura

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Tips:

• Roll bhaturas gently,thicker at the center and slightly thinner at the edge.
• Roll bhaturas just before frying