Bhature

2025-09-20

Bhature dough

• 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
• 1/4 cup fine semolina (suji)
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1/3 cup of yoghurt (czech note: tvarohu)
• Mix all together
• 3/4 cup of water gradually
• Dough should be sticky
• 2 tablespoon of oil on top
• Take the dough and toss it in the bowl for 4 minutes (makes the dough perfectly smooth)
• Dough is not sticky at all
• Apply oil to not dry
• Let it rest for at least two hours
• Make the balls
• Let rest for 15 minutes

Frying

• Heat the oil to 180°C
• Take dough ball
• Press to flatten
• Use rolling pin to make thinner
• Press the edges
• The top surface while rolling is the bottom in the frying pan