Bihari Egg Litti Chokha

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour (atta)
• 1 cup sattu (roasted gram flour)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 green chillies, chopped
• 1 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 tsp ajwain (carom seeds)
• 1 tsp kalonji (nigella seeds)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt
• Water as needed
• 4 eggs
• 2 tomatoes, roasted and mashed
• 1 brinjal, roasted and mashed
• 2 tbsp ghee
• Fresh coriander, chopped

Method

1. Mix wheat flour, ajwain, kalonji, salt and 1 tbsp ghee; knead into a firm dough and rest for 15 minutes.
2. Mix sattu, onion, green chillies, mustard oil, lemon juice and salt into a crumbly stuffing.
3. Divide the dough into 8 balls; flatten, fill with sattu mixture and seal.
4. Roast the littis over a flame or in an oven at 200 C for 20 minutes, turning until golden.
5. Mix the roasted tomato and brinjal with salt and coriander to make the chokha.
6. Fry the eggs sunny-side up in a little ghee.
7. Break the hot littis open and brush with ghee.
8. Serve the littis with chokha and a fried egg on top.