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Bhatura

A South Asian bread made with white flour, egg and yogurt, cooked in a pan.

8 hr 45 min · Serves 8 · Medium

Makes 8–12 breadServes
8

Ingredients

Time
Prep 465 min · Cook 60 min · 525 min total
Difficulty
medium
  1. 1

    Mix the cup of flour (sifted),baking powder and egg in bowl. Add the yogurt to mixture to form a soft dough.

  2. 2

    Knead dough 10 minutes. Form into a ball. Brush with oil. Cover with warm damp cloth and keep in a warm place 3 hours.

  3. 3

    Knead dough again. Put oil in wok and allow oil time to get smoking hot. Divide dough into small balls.

  4. 4

    Cover with damp cloth. Roll out each ball into a thin pancake and drop it in smoking oil. While it is cooking press down on it gently with back of slotted spoon.

  5. 5

    It will puff up. Turn it over and brown other side lightly. Do all other pancakes the same way.

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