Bhatoora
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Bhatoora or Bhatura or Batoora, (Hindi
: भटूरा, , Punjabi
: ਭਟੂਰਾ) is a soft and fluffy deep-fried bread from the North India
and Punjab region
of Pakistan, and is often eaten with chickpea
curry
, chole
or channe, making the classic dish chole bhature
.
(maida), yogurt, ghee
or oil, and yeast
. 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 is deep fried until they puff up into a lightly browned soft fluffy bread, which is elastic and chewy.
A non-fried 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.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: भटूरा, , Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
: ਭਟੂਰਾ) is a soft and fluffy deep-fried bread from the North India
North India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
and Punjab region
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
of Pakistan, and is often eaten with chickpea
Chickpea
The chickpea is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae...
curry
Curry
Curry is a generic description used throughout Western culture to describe a variety of dishes from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Thai or other Southeast Asian cuisines...
, chole
Chole
Chole can refer to:*Chole , one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia region of Ethiopia;*Chole, Ethiopia, a town in that woreda.*Chole, cooked or uncooked chickpeas*Chole masala, see chana masala*Chole-, meaning bile...
or channe, making the classic dish chole bhature
Chole bhature
Chole bhature is a combination of chole and fried bread called bhatoora .. The word 'bhatura' is pronounced as 'pathoora' in Punjabi. It is mainly eaten in Punjab in North India.It is a street food sold by vendors,...
.
Ingredients
A typical recipe includes white flourFlour
Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history...
(maida), yogurt, ghee
Ghee
Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in South Asia and is commonly used in South Asian cuisine....
or oil, and yeast
Yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding...
. 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 is deep fried until they puff up into a lightly browned soft fluffy bread, which is elastic and chewy.
A non-fried variant is the kulcha
Kulcha
Kulcha kulcā is a type of Naan made from Maida flour. It is particularly popular in India and Pakistan and is usually eaten with chole....
, which can be baked or cooked on a flat pan and is garnished with coriander leaves. It is cooked from the same dough.