Bhatura (Bhature) Recipe: How to make Bhatura (Bhature)

by dassana on June 24, 2010 · 35 comments

in Breakfast & Snacks, Indian Breads, Punjabi Recipes, Regional Indian Cuisine

Bhatura Recipe: How to make Bhatura Recipe for Chole Bhatura

Bhaturas are thick leavened fried Indian bread often eating with chole/channa (spicy curried garbanzo beans/kabuli channa/chick peas)

I wanted to post and share this great Bhatura recipe from a long time and finally, I am able to do it today. I just enjoyed making these bhature for the first time, on my hubby’s birthday. He is a great fan of Chole Bhature and I had decided to make it specially for him on his birthday.

Though, I have cooked chole many times, it was always with pooris. This time I wanted to make bhaturas. I know from examples of my friends that the bhatura is not so easy to make and it does not rise or puff up while frying. This was my first time and I did not want to take a chance.

I checked on the internet and there were many recipes for bhatura – with yeast, without yeast, with eno and so on…… the list is endless.  Finally, I decided to take this recipe, from a book which has tested and tried recipes from the world of Iskcon – The Hare Krishna Book of Vegetarian Cooking. I have taken this recipe from this book without adapting or changing it.

When I fried the bhaturas in oil……. I joyfully gleed….. the bhaturas not only puffed up……… they puffed up really well…….. like the way the bhatura actually has to puff up. Also, they were soft from inside and crisp from outside.

Bhatura Recipe: Bhatura of Chole Bhature

My hubby was shocked……… how come I managed such great and awesome bhaturas and that too the first time. He relished it so much that I decided to make it again.

So the second time now, I made chole bhature for my mom-in-law as she too loves it. Again, this bhatura recipe did not fail me this time. The bhature  came out great again.

How to make Bhatura Recipe for Chole Bhatura

The other good point of this recipe is that it used less of refined wheat flour (maida)/white flour and more of whole wheat flour (atta). The ratio of white flour to wheat flour used in this recipe is 0.6:3

Some of the other bhatura recipes are made of only refined wheat flour. They are tasty but not so good for health. Thats why I chose this recipe.

Also, this bhatura recipe is made without yeast. For the leavening of the flour, curd and baking powder/baking soda is used.

The rolling and frying of the bhaturas takes around 20-30 mins. But the leavening of the flour, takes 8 hours (overnight) plus 2 hours. I made the bhaturas with Amritsari Chole.

Ingredients for the Bhatura recipe:

  • 2/3 cup (150 ml) plain curd/yoghurt
  • 2 tsp sugar or brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder or 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1½ cup (150 gm) white flour
  • 3 cups  (300 gm) atta or whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp ghee or butter
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) warm water
  • ghee or vegetable oil for deep frying

Method to make the Bhaturas:

  • You will have to start the night before.
  • In a bowl take the yoghurt, sugar, baking powder and white flour.

  • Mix well all the above 4 ingredients.

  • Cover the bowl with a cloth and set it aside in a warm place overnight or for 8 hours to allow natural fermentation to take place.
  • The next day you will see tiny bubbles on the surface of the mixture. The mixture is ready for the next step when tiny bubbles appear on the surface.

  • I have added a close up pic of the mixture. You can see the small bubbles in the pic below.

  • In another bowl, mix together the wheat flour with salt and rub the ghee or butter into it with your fingertips. Into this bowl, add the fermenting mixture and the warm water. Form a dough with these two mixtures.

  • Knead the dough for 5 to 10 minutes or until it is silky smooth. Add a little flour if it is too wet. Gather the dough into a compact ball and cover it with a damp cloth. Again set it aside in a warm place for 2 hrs.
  • This is how the dough appears after 2 hours.

  • Knead the dough again.
  • Form it in to 15 balls and roll them into 5-6 inch discs. Heat oil or ghee and deep fry the bhaturas in the same way as you would fry pooris. Serve the bhaturas hot with chole and wedges of lemon and sliced onions.

Bhature Recipe: How to make bhature with chole

Bhatura (Bhature) Recipe: How to make Bhatura (Bhature)

Prep Time: 8 hours, 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 9 hours

Yield: 8-9

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup (150 ml) plain curd/yoghurt
  • 2 tsp sugar or brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder or 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1½ cup (150 gm) white flour
  • 3 cups (300 gm) atta or whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp ghee or butter
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) warm water
  • ghee or vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions

  1. You will have to start the night before.
  2. In a bowl take the yoghurt, sugar, baking powder and white flour.
  3. Mix well all the above 4 ingredients.
  4. Cover the bowl with a cloth and set it aside in a warm place overnight or for 8 hours to allow natural fermentation to take place.
  5. The next day you will see tiny bubbles on the surface of the mixture. The mixture is ready for the next step when tiny bubbles appear on the surface.
  6. I have added a close up pic of the mixture.
  7. In another bowl, mix together the wheat flour with salt and rub the ghee or butter into it with your fingertips. Into this bowl, add the fermenting mixture and the warm water. Form a dough with these two mixtures.
  8. Knead the dough for 5 to 10 minutes or until it is silky smooth. Add a little flour if it is too wet. Gather the dough into a compact ball and cover it with a damp cloth. Again set it aside in a warm place for 2 hrs.
  9. This is how the dough appears after 2 hours.
  10. Knead the dough again.
  11. Form it in to 15 balls and roll them into 5-6 inch discs. Heat oil or ghee and deep fry the bhaturas in the same way as you would fry pooris. Serve the bhaturas hot with chole and wedges of lemon and sliced onions.
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vijay narayan kulkarni January 18, 2012 at 10:09 pm

This way of preparation looks amazing.Tomorow I am going to prepare in this way.Tomorow is a occasin of son’s birthday.I am going to celebrate with Chole & this bhature.

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dassana January 20, 2012 at 5:44 pm

thats great vjay. do let me know how the bhature turned out.

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Asha January 9, 2012 at 6:35 pm

Dear frnd..
I am going to prepare Bhatura…thank you for the recipe

Asha

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dassana January 9, 2012 at 10:32 pm

hey asha, do let me know how they turned out.

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Asha January 30, 2012 at 11:59 am

Success!! Thank you Dassana for this wonderful recipe:-)

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dassana January 30, 2012 at 10:37 pm

welcome asha…..

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archana December 14, 2011 at 8:32 pm

Hey Dassana, i was just making the Bhature and i guess that the white flour measurement in grams is incorrect… 2/3 cup of white flour is 80 gm not 150 gm. I checked it on http://www.jsward.com/cooking/conversion.shtml as after mixing the 4 ingredients its consistency is already like a chapati dough :(

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dassana December 25, 2011 at 11:21 pm

dear archana

thanks for pointing this.

i went through the cookbook from where i have taken this recipe and the ingredients measurements are the same as on the blog. for all the recipes in the book, they have given american measurements. i did a bit of research on the web, but found all conflicting results. so i am not sure what is what.

i think its a typo error on their part. i have now changed it to 1½ cup.

whenever i have made this recipe, i have used the gram measurement. i have always used 150 gms of white flour. i am not sure how the bhaturas turned out at your end, but i do hope they were good.

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shagufta iftakhar December 10, 2011 at 11:05 am

these recipies are just amazing …..the best thing is that u can see the pis of the dishes too……great

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bandhana December 3, 2011 at 8:58 pm

Have eaten bhaturas outside but never prepared by self. But your demonstration makes me eager to prepare it at home. m going to prepare it tomorrow… n yes m dead sure ( in advance) that its gonna taste fabulous. THANK YOU.

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dassana December 3, 2011 at 9:07 pm

thanks bandhana

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Krithika December 3, 2011 at 12:39 pm

Hey.. Thanks a lot for the recipe and its narration. I will surely try this today.. :-)

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Sanj November 30, 2011 at 12:55 am

Well, There is another way of making bhatura, instantly and just like road side vendors in India. Bhatura will be very thin and and instant.

Just take proper measurement of Maida (floor), Paneer (200 grams for 1/2 Kg maida), 100 gram dahi or yougart or curd, pinch of salt, and make the dough with club soda. keep it aside for 1 hr before you use.

Check it out and it will be just like indian road side bhatura.

You can also wash rings of raw onions with remaining club soda and it will take the onions smells off (atleast 50%, it not 100%)

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dassana December 1, 2011 at 9:33 pm

thanks sanj for this quick recipe of bhatura. it will help all the readers.

thanks also for the tip on getting rid of the smell of sliced raw onions.

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amit November 12, 2011 at 7:09 pm

ek number banaya hai

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Sangeet November 12, 2011 at 3:03 pm

I am a Bhatura fan! I have tried many variety of bhaturas, but this is really amazing and so nice. The recipie and narration are so outstanding. Thank you very much.

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seema gupta November 4, 2011 at 7:03 pm

wonderful

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amit November 12, 2011 at 7:10 pm

thanks for you seema ji

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sreelakshmi October 31, 2011 at 11:41 pm

Delicious & Mouth-watering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

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jaspreet kaur October 5, 2011 at 8:06 pm

thanksssss for ur g8 help…now i can keep everyone happy

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shweta August 12, 2011 at 12:28 pm

its really nice to have such a easy and good receipe for making bhaturas. I used to think how to find way to make bhatura and also keeping in mind the health point. My whole family is fond of chole bhature.

Thanks for sharing this recipe with every one. I will surely try the same way

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dassana August 12, 2011 at 5:19 pm

thanks shweta….. do try the bhatura recipe….

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Kavita July 22, 2011 at 12:23 am

what is thatwhite flour?

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dassana July 22, 2011 at 1:43 pm

white flour or refined wheat flour is maida in hindi…. the flour which is commonly used for making breads and cakes.

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Sonia Khanna July 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm

The bhatura recipe shown above is awesome. I tried and i try to show all my relastives and friends to make the bahtura’s the same way. Thanks for this one…it really worked for me.

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dassana July 12, 2011 at 4:38 pm

thanks sonia….. this one is a tried and tested bhatura recipe for me and always worked for me. i am sure your friends and relatives will also have a nice time making the bhatura…

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Mukesh Sharma June 17, 2011 at 10:01 am

Seems a completely different way of making bhaturas. Will try this wk end.

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dassana June 17, 2011 at 12:21 pm

do try this bhatura recipe…. its very good….

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Somnath May 31, 2011 at 7:18 am

Awesome and yummy dish!!!!

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garima April 23, 2011 at 5:50 am

thanx for this recipe. ……. :)

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Anita March 25, 2011 at 12:31 pm

liked ur recipe from health point of view n would surely like to try it.I would like to know whether the final prepared dough can be kept in the refrigerator nad used later or not say a day or two after it was prepared?

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dassana March 25, 2011 at 1:52 pm

i think you could use it on the next day after keeping in the refrigerator. i have never tried though doing this. better to use it in a day rather than using in after two or three days.

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Abinash March 18, 2011 at 8:50 pm

Awesome recipe with great focus to details.

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smitha February 11, 2011 at 1:06 pm

the demonstartion is amazing and makes u really want to try it. For not so great cook like me, I do really need something like this to encourage me try it. thank u.

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lavanya November 14, 2010 at 2:00 am

awesome and yummy recipe my fav dish

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