Battura-(Chola Battura)
Battura is fried puffed bread traditionally served with chola (chickpeas). The combination, called Chola Batura, is a popular dish from the state of Punjab. Chola Batura is a popular dish among youngsters.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour plain flour or maida
- 2 tbsp sooji semolina flour
- 2 tbsp yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp yogurt dahai, curd
- 2 tbsp oil
- 3/4 cup lukewarm water , use as needed
Also need
- 1/4 cup flour for rolling
- oil to fry
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Let it sit ten minutes or until the mixture becomes frothy.
- Add sooji, sugar, and salt to the all-purpose flour and mix well. Add oil, yogurt, sugar and yeast water mix well. add water as needed to make soft pliable dough.
- Cover the dough and keep in a warm place three to four hours. The dough should nearly double in volume.
- Knead the dough and divide into 8 equal parts. Shape dough into balls and roll into six- to seven circles. Dust lightly with dry flour to help with the rolling.
- Heat about 1" of oil in a frying pan on high heat. Batura should be fried in very hot oil. To test, place a small piece of dough in the oil. The dough should float to the top and be light in color.
- Place the one batura in the frying pan and press it with a skimmer it will puff up like a ball. Turn and cook until light creamy brown on both sides. Take the batura out and place them on paper towels to absorb the excess oil. Repeat for the remaining baturas.
Notes
Notes Be sure to fry baturas in hot oil. If the oil is not hot enough, the baturas will be greasy. Serving Suggestions I like to serve baturas with Punjabi Chola or Palak Paneer
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Dear Manjula
Can you please clarify the discrepancy between written recipe and the video? The sooji, salt, yogurt yeast proportions are all different in the two
Thanks
Nice preparations
Very easy to use recipes.
awesome recipes….. Enjoyed it……
I love your all dishes mam….
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Can I use baking powder instead of yeast?
I made Batturas they came very good. Left over dough cooked on tava like paratha they taste like kulcha in Delhi. Your site has good recipes. My daughter was telling she also look your recipes.
Looks very good !
hi…….manjula it is my first vist to your site …..this dish
looks sooooooooo good
I tried making batura
http://www.mixandcook.com/recipe/8
Pleae give your comment
Manjula jee, i love your all recipe’s.Thanks
No problem Deepu. I’m glad you like my recipes. Please share them with your friends.
we made this dough and than instead of frying we made like a paratha
so soft it came out like naan
Hello Aunty!!
Thanks for the wonderful recipe. Me and my friends tried it and the bhaturas came out so good and fluffy. we all loved it and enjoyed them together. I tired it for the first time and wow they were super good.
Thanks again!!
hi Manjulas,
Is it possible to substitute the yeast with dry yeast?
Greetings from Switzerland,
Dominic
Dominic,
Yes you can substitute the yeast with dry yeast
i loved BAtturas i tried them they came out realy nice
Manjulaben, Can you use self raising flour and not add the yeast to this recipe? thank you
Aunty, please let me know which yeast you used?
Aunty:
I just wanted to say i tried this recipe without the yeast and my battura’s were simply delicious that my 3 year old son gulped down 4 whole batturas….
Thankyou Aunty for sharing the recipe
Dear Madam,
Parathas was very difficulty for me. After seeing your making of parathas it has proved there is no difficulty. Your cooking encourages every one for cooking. Thanks Madam. Wonderful.
Love,
Are you saying that you don’t want to put yeast in the batura because you are worried about flavoring and taste? Yeast does impart a certain flavor to items it but it’s not used for flavoring Yeast is used primarily in food preperation for leavening and to make things rise and to make things fluffy,etc… You absolutely will not get the same results if you make batura without it. I hope this helps.
hi aunty i just wanted to know that is that important to put yeast in the bhatura’s cuz i dont want to put if i dont put it’s will taste same na
Hello Aunty
I had question regarding this recipe. Is there a way to reheat this? I wanted to make them beforehand and heat them before serving.
Thanks!
Usha, you can wrap the cooked bhatura in aluminum foil and place them in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees (F). Check them after 3 to 5 minutes. Carefully remove from the foil because you might get a burst of steam.
Reheated bhatura will not be puffed the same, but the flavor and texture will still be good.
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Hi anuty jee,
I tried lots of your recipes and have always been appreciated.
Now my mom want me to make regular kachori, so can i use this “battura dough” instead of what u’ve taught in khasta kachori recipe??
Sobia,
Batura filled with dal I think it will be very greacy.
Plz help me making the nice and soft version of dal kachori. Thanks
Bhabhi,
Your recipe for Bhatura was excellent but I didn’t get the recipe for the cholle is there any I can catch with it bye.
hello Aunty,
instead of yeast can I use anything else ……….I coundt get yeast here
Hi aunty..
I just love your recipes and i have tried most of them…
just want to ask a question regarding bhatura..that where can i get the yeast???
Thanks
u can buy small sachet of 7g of yeast from the shops in the baking section
Dear Manjula,
Thank you for your very nice recipes and videos. I have been trying many times to make bhatura, but I have a problem that I hope you can help me with. When I make the dough and try to roll it out, it springs back into a small ball and does not retain its shape so that I can fry it. Basically, it is very rubbery. So, when I fry this is becomes like one thick fried dough piece rather than thin and crispy. Can you please help me with this? If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. – Shobha
Manjula,
I love that your recipes are always VERY authentic and not adapted! They are all delicious! I have a question with this bread. When I made it, my bread puffed up, but not as one big ball. It had many ‘small balls on it’, like bubbles, but did not puff up all at once. Was my bread rolled too thin? too thick? Thanks for your help in advance!
Andrew,
May be you rolled the battura too thin or oil was not hot enough.
Manjula,
You were correct! I made your Chola today along with Battura again and the oil was very hot the first time, but they were too thin. Its hard to find the right thickness, but when I do, I was very happy! They looked just like yours! I also removed 2 tbsp of Sooji as I like softer battura as well. I removed the salt early to let the battura rise quicker (2hrs) and then added it in after as salt hurts yeast. Worked out great!
Hello,
I love watching your videos and it always make me so hungry!! Thanks for posting them!! And I have one question: What type of yogurt do you use??
Thanks again!
Arissa,
Plain yogurt.
Hi,
My mother is a big fan of yours. She has learnt a good number of recipes watching your website. Today she has tried Battura and it was awesome. We thank you for such easy to cook recipes.
hai , manjula aunty, can i make the dough and after 4 hours can i keep it in the fridge for next day?
can we use food processor for making dough?
Amy,
yes you can use food processor , good idea.
Hi Manjula Aunty,
Thanks a ton for all your wonderful recipes. Your website has really helped me in trying out new recipes.
Wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
Thanks
Regards
Senorita
Hello Aunty ur recepies are awesome.i was searching how to make dahi vada on youtube and got ur site.really gud….no words to praise.
God Bless….keep giving us more new recepies.
I tried this recipe and I was VERY impressed! The battura tasted fantastic and I would like to say better than restaurant quality! Thank you Aunty! Because of your wonderful website, not only do I get to try new things but even my husband is cooking delicious dishes for me!!!
Hello —
I have followed a few of your recipes during the last few weeks. Thank you so much for the great EASY to follow recipes. I love cooking desi food, as I grew up eating dal roti and sabji everyday.
In regards to your bhature recipe, I tried making it with the sooji and without the sooji. Both turned out well, but with the sooji, it was a little more crunchier.
Thanks for the great recipes 🙂
Regards
Richa
Hi. Manjula Aunty
Today I tried your recipe and I prepared awesome battura. I had a small party at home and everybody seems too happy to describe. I have tried battura before with soda water and baking powder but they were not as good as your’s. Thank You very much for such great and accurate recipe.
– Anu
Your recipes are awesome and seeing a demonstration is just perfect.
For bhatura, if i want to make them for lunch, may not have 4-6 hours to ferment. In that case, can we make the dough and keep it overnight to ferment ?
hello manjula aunty,
i just came across ur site recently by chance.., but i must say it was for good. It seems that i m addicted to ur videos n recipies. I am so very fond of cooking that with 2 kids ( 2 yrs and other one 6 months) i find time to try new recipies:) have already tried 7-8 of ur recipies..ofcourse added onion to that , and they came out gr8. thnks. Though i tried bhatura, but i was not able to roll out the dough with that much ease as u could. The dough kept shrinking as i was rolling, how cum u were able to roll it so thin. I used all ingredients as per the reciepe. also let the dough ferment for 4 hrs still?pls advise how to know if the batter is fermented? do we need to punch down the dough a lot after fermentation??
Dear Manjulaji,
Your bhatura receipe just worked out so well, that I have to say they definitely are better than the ones we get in restraunts. They were light and also crisp. the next one I will try are the kachoris and then the rasgulla. just wish me luck !
Manju
How do you make also bhatura, when i was a child we had an aunty who used to make it and she used smash potatoes (these are dried mash potatoe to which water is added) have you ever come across these, as they were gorgeous.
Hi Masi,
your cooking videos and wriiten recipes have really expanded my cooking skills. Everyone loves my cooking.
Would you be able to send me a recipe for kopra pak or coconut burfi?
Also i have trioed making roti’s and puris about 5 times and all the time they come out very hard. I fried puri in hot oil but it comes out oily and crumbly and crispy, what am i doing wrong, i use whole wheat flour, little oil and salt and water and make it in and firm dough.
Also with roti they do not puff up on the flame and become crispy is there anything i need to change in the dough?
Also with bhatura i used baking soda and yoghurt to make them and no water and it came out excellent!
Hi Auntiji….
I love your work and i always follow ur website..But this is the first time i am leaving any comments…I am swaminarayan and got married to jain family..so with your help i can cook various delicious dishes for my husband and he loved it so much…thank u so much for your help..
In this video i am confused about yeast..yeast is vegetarian? and yes then what is the name of the yeast u used and where can i buy from?please send me your reply…because this sunday some guest will come to my home and i want to make chole-bhatura for them..so i am waiting for your reply…
Jai Jinendra….:)
Regards,
Thanks
Hello Prapti,
I use red star yeast, but any yeast will work and you should be able to find this in baking section of any grocery store.
Hi Auntiji…
Jai Jinendra..
Thanks for your information..i followed it and my chole-bhatura came out great..all my friends liked it very much.
Regards,
Prapti
hi aunty
i tried ur so many receipes and it comeout superb everytime.and now i m going to try bhutura and i know it will also cameout awesome but aunty can we use baking soda instead of yeast?
Hi manjula aunty
I will try your baturas they look good . Do have a recipe for chora fari I would like to try and make it but can not find a recipe.
hi manjula aunty,
In the bhatura video you say 1/2 teaspoon salt and 4 tablespoons yogurt.But, in the written recipe below the video,it says 1 teaspoon salt & 3 tablespoons yogurt.Which one is correct?By the way ur recipes are awesome.Thanks a lot aunty.
Hi Priya,
Sorry follow the written recipe.
Dear Manjula ji,
I am delighted to see your recipes.
Since I am a working woman, is there a way to make instant dough for Bhatturas ?
I have heard of people using Eno or simply curd to make instant bhatura ?
Need your guidance please.
Sorry in my first post I gave a wrong e-mail id by mistake..
This one has correct e-mail id 🙂
Hi Namita, try to use selfrising flour insted of all purpose.
Hello Manjula:
My daughter loves Chola Batura and we were always going out to eat. Now that my father cannot have salt, we have stopped going out. Thanks to your detailed instructions, that I can now make it at home. I can even make Chola without salt for my father. I very much appreciate you sharing your recipe.
Regards,
Shailaja
Hi aunty,
I tried to make the battura…but it turned out to be a bit hard….
Was it becasue the amount of sooji was more or amount of maida was less????
Please advice…
Hi Meettu, if you followed the recipe and batturas was hard the only reason I can think that heat was low. For batturas oil should be hot.
Hi aunty,
I tried to make battura….It turned out to be a bit hard when i fried them..a bit like pappad…
Is it because the quantity of maida i took was less?????Or does it has anything to do with the amount of sooji in my batter?
Is there any problem if i overferment the batter???I left batter for 7 hrs before i made the batturas
Mrs manjula i want to really congratulate on your cooking.Even if i dont try your recipes i just love watching them. they make my taste buds drooling!!!
Hi Manjula Aunty,
I am so glad thati found ur website and trid so many dishes like besan ke ladoo,rasgulle,paneer,shahi
paneer etc but today i want to make battura which is my hubby favourite.I just want to ask one question that i don’t have
yeast.Can firmentation takes place without yeast as well?? What i can do to compensate it ?
Regards
Ritu Sharma
You are such a wonderful person… that you share your culinary skills with the rest of the world. Thank you ever so much
Hello Manjula aunty,
I am pretty sure I am one of your biggest fans since I have tried atleast 10 recipes (all of yours) in the last 1 week itself 🙂 to name a few :- spinach paratha, aloo gobi, ras malai, break pakoras, potato-paneer tots, etc Each of them were relilshed by my husband
Your recipes are simply amazing and most of all you make it so simple to make them. I just have one question : is there a substitute to using yeast in this recipe ?
Sorry, but there is no substitute for yeast in baking breads.
I do not have yeast with me. Could you please let me know what to use alternatively.
Thanks
Anju
There is no substitute for yeast when making breads that must rise. You will have to purchase yeast.
you can make bhatura without yeast also. i always use baking soda 1/2 to 1 tsp
for 4 cups of flour. amd mix with plain yogurt only. no water. it comes out excellent
or use self raising flour, it has everything in it. no baking soda then
hi anju…try eno…1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon eno is good enuf for 200gm-250 gms of maida
thank you for a fast reply!
Batura needs to be fried on very high heat.
hi
do we have to keep the heat on medium or high?
Manjula Aunty,
I always wanted to try Bhature, but was unsure of making them. Your video motivated me to make them ASAP. And it turned out to be great…Kids kept asking for more and more, until I had to promise them that I would make them again. Thank you so much.
I tried this recipe of yours today and it did turn out great. Thanks for sharing.
Thankyou Manjulaji and Jayaji for ur responses. May be u r right.
i will try again n let u know……..
It may be cold where you live Deepi, but your house/apartment temperature is warm enough. Your dough may have been soft and fluffy because it started to cook while raising.
Another possibility is there is something wrong in the frying process. Maybe you are frying them for too long. Just a thought.
Hello Deepi,
Keeping the dough in warm oven, will cook the dough little which you may not realize, it is better if you take a light blanket and cover the dough to rise. Try it and let me know.
Manjula
Dear Manjula,
I am SO happy with your site full off wonderfull recipes!!Here in Holland,Indian food is not very wellknown,It is so handy to see how to do everything on the videos! It also stimulates to try more and more other recipes!!
Today,i have made parathas,filled with potatoe,soooooo delicious and EASY!
I will make them regularly now!
Love from the Netherlands!
And thank you so much for sharing the recipes!
Iris.
Hello Manjulaji,
yesterday i tried bhaturas. this time my bhaturas were so hard like papad.
not at all soft. i used yeast. dough was soft n just doubled after i kept it in a preheated oven for 3 hrs. oven was just warm. where did i go wrong?/
plz someone help.
Thankyou
No the oven was just warm. i first let it cool a bit.
it is really cold here. moreover my dough raised and was very fluffy and soft.
Can u suggest me something else Jayaji? this was my third try………
You may have killed the yeast. The warm oven for 3 hours is too much heat.
Allow the dough to raise at room temperature.
Hello Manjulaji,
yesterday i tried bhaturas. this time my bhaturas were so hard like papad.
not at all soft. i used yeast. dough was soft n just doubled after i kept it in a preheated oven for 3 hrs. oven was just warm. where did i go wrong?/
plz someone help.
Thankyou
Hai Aunty,
I happened to c ur recipes when searching for battura recipe…it is really great–the demonstrations……i’m going to try battura…thanks a lot
hi aunty,
ur receipes are really good.i’m going to make battura.i like the way u show ur reciepes.the demonstrations are really good.thank u.
your recipes are very good.we tried your gulabjum it came successfully.thank you very much.
Monica,
While whipping dal if you added too much water or you fried the vada on low heat that would make vada soak extra oil.
Manjulaji
I tried Dahi vada. But I took only Urad dal. They soaked too much oil. What Should I do to make better vadas. Thanks
Hi Monica,
All- purpose flour, plain flour and maida is same thing
WHEN YOU SAY PLAIN FLOUR DO U MEAN AS IN REGULAR ALL PURPOSE FLOUR OR SOME KIND OF INDIAN PLAIN FLOUR?
WHAT IS DIFFERENCE IN PLAIN FLOUR,ATTA,MAIDA?
hi manjula aunty!
i just tried making baturas as in your given recipe and they turned out really well.i was so happy….wanted to thank you for that wonderful recipe,your recipes are so simple to follow and very easily understood..another request could you add some more punjabi recipes like maa ki dal and jeere wale aloo.
Thank you Manjulaji for answerng my queries.
Next time i try bhaturas, i will let u know the results !!!
Hello Manjulaben,
I just wanted to say a big thanks for all your receipes on your website. I have tried many of them and enjoyed them very much. I have a scotish husband and a 10 year old boy who really enjoy indian cooking so your receipes are a godsend.
Thank you again
Sujata
Hello Deepi, battura should not be very thin, it should be about 1/16 of an inch.
Thank u Manjula ji for ur quick response.
may b my dough was not good. it was very sticky . so i was not able to roll out bhaturas evenly. but tell me is it necessery to roll bhaturas very thin?
Hello Deepi,
For battura or for any bread dough has to be right, did you use yeast, yeast should be added to just look warm water not hot, hot water kills the yeast bacteria. About four hours dough should be in double the volume. Dough should be soft but not sticky and should be able to role may be a little help of dry flour. Oil sjould be hot after you put the battura in oil you have to press the battura with skimmer that helps battura to puff.
Manjula
hi manjula ji.
i m visiting ur site for quite some time now. yesterday i tried ur bhatura recipe.though bhaturas were soft and good to eat, i m not satisfied. i tell u why:
firstly bhaturas didnt puf up. as soon i place bhatura in hot oil, bhatura rised to the top of oil but didnt puff up lke puris. secondly, my bhatura lacked that elastic n stretchy texture which i findin restaurant. it was just like maide ki puris but nice in tasten soft. where i went wrong? plzzzzzzzz someone tell me. i kept dough for 8 hrs. dough was very soft so i was not able to roll very thin puris. i used enouh curd also. plz someone help me. i really want to make good bhaturas.
This i vary gud i tried it but it didnt rise much . why didnt it rise much i kept it like you sad for four hours
Fantastic Manjula fantastic. It is totally wix. Better than my mums ;).
Hi Tiya, yes you put battura dough in sun, if sun is very bright dough may be readdy less then four hours, so check it may be after 2.5 hours.
Hallo Manjula Ji,
Could you please tell me can we put bhattura dough in sun for fermentation for 4 hours. Is it ok
Thanks,
Tiya
Hi Tiya, 6 cups of flour, just do every thing 3 times it will be fine. except yeast 4 teaspoon 2 teaspoons sugar.
how much qty we should take if we want to make 24 bhathura
thanx
Bhaturas didnt puff up…I dont know what hapnd ??
Hello Sonia, Yeast is available on every grocery sore where they keep the baking ingredients .
where do you get the yeast from??
Hello Aunty,
My husband likes Cholay Batture very much.So I m going to try out your Punjabi Cholay Recipe.But for the Batture,He likes the Paneer Batture,so can u plz let me know when to add the paneer(and in which form) , in your recipe of Batture.Thanking You.
Thank you Aunty !
very good question and I need to add this in tip, use 3 teaspoon of yeast and every thing else in double the quantity.
Hello AuntyJi
have a small question ,If I want to make Bhatura’s double quantity..so do I need to take double quantity active dry yeast ?
Thanks in advance
Hello,
I tried your Batura recipe with punjabi choley and it was wonderful.My son really loved the baturas.
Thanks a million
hi manjula aunty, today i check your bhattura recipe and it looks very nice .but i have one question ,i look your dough after 3-4 hr. but its not look double why? i asking you because in recipe of naan u use half amount of yeast in 2 cups flour and its really in double volume .but this is not why?
thank you,
nasrin
Dear Mrs. Manjula:
I tried Gulab Jamun today, and as usual they were perfect! Credit goes to you.
I want to make Battura, but little problem, no suji available here. Is it possible to get the same result without suji? Another quick question can quick rise yeast be added as the substitute of active dry yeast? If so what will be the measurement?
I understand you are a busy woman, so please don’t rush to answer, take your time. Best wishes for my favourite cook!!!!
dear manjula ji….2day i found ur website..really good,found easy within mints receipi,did nt cme to knw wts this rice flour means…all other flour i cme to knw…hw to make it…just guide me…i appriciate you mam
Is there any other option if YEAST not available ( For Bhatura)
Puri and battura only similarity is they both are fried. Puris are made with whole-wheat flour and Battura are made with all purpose (maida) and dough is fermented.
Thanks a lot for ur website.Iwas able to learn a lot of recipes from u .
I just wanted to know if batturas and puri’s are same.
hi
recently i found your website.i already tried nan and battura, both came out very good.i am from south and really excited to see excellent north indian recipes.
keep up the good work. expecting more recipes
sindhu
u r recipes r excellentmy 4 yr son enjoys u r videosthanks
i made it & it turned out very delicious….thnks a lot for the wonderful receipes!!
Thanks Manjula!
Really terrific website. You are exploding the myth which is indian cooking to us english folk. Really impressive recipes and excellent demostrations make you recipes easy to follow and understand.
Thanks again for your input!
It was great to wach the ease with which you were making all our cherished dishes..Thanks for sharing the same…Hope to see more of your recipes…