Bhatura

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup warm water (approx)
• 1 tablespoon melted ghee
• 1 cup oil (for frying)

Directions

1. 1

   Sift the flour, salt and baking soda into a large bowl; beat the egg and add it to the flour with the sugar, yogurt and water.

2. 2

   Mix to a fairly soft dough, adding more water if necessary.

3. 3

   Add the ghee and knead the dough until it is smooth and pliable; put it back in the bowl, cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place for about 4 hours to rise.

4. 4

   Knead the dough again and divide into ten balls; roll out each one on a greased board to a circle about 4 inches in diameter.

5. 5

   Heat the oil in a deep frying pan or wok and fry the bhaturas, one at a time turning them so that they tur that they turn pale golden on both sides; drain on paper towels and keep warm while you fry the remainder.

6. 6

   Note: This cookbook has a picture included of the bhaturas frying in a large deep frying pan that seems to contradict the instruction to fry one at a time.

7. 7

   In the picture all ten are frying at once.

8. 8

   My guess is that the instruction is meerly to make sure you have enough room to be able to turn them over and brown the other side.

9. 9

   The 5 hours prep time includes the 4 hours rising, and the 30 minutes cooking time is an approximation that will depend on how many you try frying at a time and how quickly they brown.