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[dextrous]

for all the non-biharis...

For Atta dough:
1½ cup: Whole wheat atta (Littis are more crunchy if made with maida)
¾ to 1 cup: Regular or fat-free yoghurt 
(Make dough from atta using yogurt and NOT water. The dough should be soft and fully kneaded. Keep aside covered.)

For Filling:
1 cup: Sattu (a special gram flour)
4 cloves: Garlic, finely chopped
1 inch: Ginger, finely chopped
2 or more: Green chilies, finely chopped
½ cup: Fresh dhaniya leaves, finely chopped
½ tsp: Mangrella (nigella or onion seed)
2 tbsp: Mustard
1 tsp: Ajwain (thyme)
1 tbsp: Lemon juice
1 or 2 tbsp: Mircha achar masala (fillings from the red chili pickle) Salt to taste

Method
Mix all the filling ingredients with sattu together nicely. Add ¼ to ½ cup water to make the stuffing moist and easy to fill.
Now make 8 balls from the atta (flour) dough. Dust each ball with dry atta and make a patty roughly 2.5" to 3" diameter in size with hand. You don't need a belan (rolling pin) for this.
Stuff 2 to 3 tsp sattu filling in the center of the patty and close it from all sides.
When all the littis are stuffed, pre-heat the oven to 375 F and put all the litties on a foil and bake till one side is brown or black spots come on the litti surface. Then turn over the litti and bake for few more minutes until that side is brown as well.
Take out and dip in pure ghee or butter and serve with achar or dhaniya (cilantro) chutney and/or baigan ka bhurta (mashed and prepared egg-plant).

[pipsqueak]

for all the non-biharis...

For Atta dough:
1½ cup: Whole wheat atta (Littis are more crunchy if made with maida)
¾ to 1 cup: Regular or fat-free yoghurt 
(Make dough from atta using yogurt and NOT water. The dough should be soft and fully kneaded. Keep aside covered.)

For Filling:
1 cup: Sattu (a special gram flour)
4 cloves: Garlic, finely chopped
1 inch: Ginger, finely chopped
2 or more: Green chilies, finely chopped
½ cup: Fresh dhaniya leaves, finely chopped
½ tsp: Mangrella (nigella or onion seed)
2 tbsp: Mustard
1 tsp: Ajwain (thyme)
1 tbsp: Lemon juice
1 or 2 tbsp: Mircha achar masala (fillings from the red chili pickle) Salt to taste

Method
Mix all the filling ingredients with sattu together nicely. Add ¼ to ½ cup water to make the stuffing moist and easy to fill.
Now make 8 balls from the atta (flour) dough. Dust each ball with dry atta and make a patty roughly 2.5" to 3" diameter in size with hand. You don't need a belan (rolling pin) for this.
Stuff 2 to 3 tsp sattu filling in the center of the patty and close it from all sides.
When all the littis are stuffed, pre-heat the oven to 375 F and put all the litties on a foil and bake till one side is brown or black spots come on the litti surface. Then turn over the litti and bake for few more minutes until that side is brown as well.
Take out and dip in pure ghee or butter and serve with achar or dhaniya (cilantro) chutney and/or baigan ka bhurta (mashed and prepared egg-plant).

...and how are non-biharis expected to know what Sattu is? special gram flour? that's useful! 

[dextrous]

Good point, pip!


"Sattu (powder or flour of roasted gram) is a mixture of different whole wheats and used very commonly to prepare several dishes and snacks in homes and restaurants throughout India. Dishes made from Sattu are very nutritious and suitable for all age groups.

250 gm of wheat
250 gm of oat
250 gm of barley
250 gm of gram
250 gm of corn
250 gm of millet
100 gm of soyabean

"You can make Sattu at your home also. Just read on to know how.
Clean and dry all the grains in mild sunlight.
After drying, roast all grains separately and grind them to fine powder or flour.
Preserve this flour in an air tight jar."

I recommend going to Indian grocery and buying it 

[LosingNow]

Excellent Dex. Will force LN2 to make this one day.

[kban1]

Excellent Dex. Will force LN2 to make this one day.

Boy, I hope she is not reading this -- bahut padegi yaar

[justforkix]

Excellent Dex. Will force LN2 to make this one day.

Boy, I hope she is not reading this -- bahut padegi yaar

LN cannot even be on the ignore list of anyone 

[LosingNow]

Excellent Dex. Will force LN2 to make this one day.

Boy, I hope she is not reading this -- bahut padegi yaar

LN cannot even be on the ignore list of anyone 

She loves Litti too! So "force" will be OK in this case

[pipsqueak]

Excellent Dex. Will force LN2 to make this one day.

Boy, I hope she is not reading this -- bahut padegi yaar

LN cannot even be on the ignore list of anyone 

She loves Litti too! So "force" will be OK in this case

may the force be with you on this endeavour! 

[pipsqueak]

Good point, pip!


"Sattu (powder or flour of roasted gram) is a mixture of different whole wheats and used very commonly to prepare several dishes and snacks in homes and restaurants throughout India. Dishes made from Sattu are very nutritious and suitable for all age groups.

250 gm of wheat
250 gm of oat
250 gm of barley
250 gm of gram
250 gm of corn
250 gm of millet
100 gm of soyabean

"You can make Sattu at your home also. Just read on to know how.
Clean and dry all the grains in mild sunlight.
After drying, roast all grains separately and grind them to fine powder or flour.
Preserve this flour in an air tight jar."

I recommend going to Indian grocery and buying it 

umm...i will never find this! i'll be in india in oct and will try to get this. has it got any other name? or it is just "sattu"?

[sudzz]

Good point, pip!


"Sattu (powder or flour of roasted gram) is a mixture of different whole wheats and used very commonly to prepare several dishes and snacks in homes and restaurants throughout India. Dishes made from Sattu are very nutritious and suitable for all age groups.

250 gm of wheat
250 gm of oat
250 gm of barley
250 gm of gram
250 gm of corn
250 gm of millet
100 gm of soyabean

"You can make Sattu at your home also. Just read on to know how.
Clean and dry all the grains in mild sunlight.
After drying, roast all grains separately and grind them to fine powder or flour.
Preserve this flour in an air tight jar."

I recommend going to Indian grocery and buying it 

umm...i will never find this! i'll be in india in oct and will try to get this. has it got any other name? or it is just "sattu"?

I think down south it is available as mixed aatta or some such thing not sure about Chennai but surely available in Bangalore, Bangalore is anyway slowly turning into proxy Patna by virtue of all watchmen, plumbers, carpenters and thieves being from the great state of Bihar.

[dextrous]

Good point, pip!


"Sattu (powder or flour of roasted gram) is a mixture of different whole wheats and used very commonly to prepare several dishes and snacks in homes and restaurants throughout India. Dishes made from Sattu are very nutritious and suitable for all age groups.

250 gm of wheat
250 gm of oat
250 gm of barley
250 gm of gram
250 gm of corn
250 gm of millet
100 gm of soyabean

"You can make Sattu at your home also. Just read on to know how.
Clean and dry all the grains in mild sunlight.
After drying, roast all grains separately and grind them to fine powder or flour.
Preserve this flour in an air tight jar."

I recommend going to Indian grocery and buying it 

umm...i will never find this! i'll be in india in oct and will try to get this. has it got any other name? or it is just "sattu"?

I think down south it is available as mixed aatta or some such thing not sure about Chennai but surely available in Bangalore, Bangalore is anyway slowly turning into proxy Patna by virtue of all watchmen, plumbers, carpenters and thieves being from the great state of Bihar.

Wow. Any other insults you want to throw in? How about some parochial rant about your own state?

[sudzz]

Good point, pip!


"Sattu (powder or flour of roasted gram) is a mixture of different whole wheats and used very commonly to prepare several dishes and snacks in homes and restaurants throughout India. Dishes made from Sattu are very nutritious and suitable for all age groups.

250 gm of wheat
250 gm of oat
250 gm of barley
250 gm of gram
250 gm of corn
250 gm of millet
100 gm of soyabean

"You can make Sattu at your home also. Just read on to know how.
Clean and dry all the grains in mild sunlight.
After drying, roast all grains separately and grind them to fine powder or flour.
Preserve this flour in an air tight jar."

I recommend going to Indian grocery and buying it 

umm...i will never find this! i'll be in india in oct and will try to get this. has it got any other name? or it is just "sattu"?

I think down south it is available as mixed aatta or some such thing not sure about Chennai but surely available in Bangalore, Bangalore is anyway slowly turning into proxy Patna by virtue of all watchmen, plumbers, carpenters and thieves being from the great state of Bihar.

How. Any other insults you want to throw in? How about some parochial rant about your own state?

Hey lighten up, there is nothing parochial about stating facts is there? I dont know how many time you've been to Bangalore in the recent past, I happen to go there quite often and also happen to talk to a lot of these guys.

[pipsqueak]

Good point, pip!


"Sattu (powder or flour of roasted gram) is a mixture of different whole wheats and used very commonly to prepare several dishes and snacks in homes and restaurants throughout India. Dishes made from Sattu are very nutritious and suitable for all age groups.

250 gm of wheat
250 gm of oat
250 gm of barley
250 gm of gram
250 gm of corn
250 gm of millet
100 gm of soyabean

"You can make Sattu at your home also. Just read on to know how.
Clean and dry all the grains in mild sunlight.
After drying, roast all grains separately and grind them to fine powder or flour.
Preserve this flour in an air tight jar."

I recommend going to Indian grocery and buying it 

umm...i will never find this! i'll be in india in oct and will try to get this. has it got any other name? or it is just "sattu"?

I think down south it is available as mixed aatta or some such thing not sure about Chennai but surely available in Bangalore, Bangalore is anyway slowly turning into proxy Patna by virtue of all watchmen, plumbers, carpenters and thieves being from the great state of Bihar.

How. Any other insults you want to throw in? How about some parochial rant about your own state?

Hey lighten up, there is nothing parochial about stating facts is there? I dont know how many time you've been to Bangalore in the recent past, I happen to go there quite often and also happen to talk to a lot of these guys.

you talk to thieves and they tell you all about their thefts? 

[sudzz]

Good point, pip!


"Sattu (powder or flour of roasted gram) is a mixture of different whole wheats and used very commonly to prepare several dishes and snacks in homes and restaurants throughout India. Dishes made from Sattu are very nutritious and suitable for all age groups.

250 gm of wheat
250 gm of oat
250 gm of barley
250 gm of gram
250 gm of corn
250 gm of millet
100 gm of soyabean

"You can make Sattu at your home also. Just read on to know how.
Clean and dry all the grains in mild sunlight.
After drying, roast all grains separately and grind them to fine powder or flour.
Preserve this flour in an air tight jar."

I recommend going to Indian grocery and buying it 

umm...i will never find this! i'll be in india in oct and will try to get this. has it got any other name? or it is just "sattu"?

I think down south it is available as mixed aatta or some such thing not sure about Chennai but surely available in Bangalore, Bangalore is anyway slowly turning into proxy Patna by virtue of all watchmen, plumbers, carpenters and thieves being from the great state of Bihar.

How. Any other insults you want to throw in? How about some parochial rant about your own state?

Hey lighten up, there is nothing parochial about stating facts is there? I dont know how many time you've been to Bangalore in the recent past, I happen to go there quite often and also happen to talk to a lot of these guys.

you talk to thieves and they tell you all about their thefts? 

LOL ok you got me on that one, what I meant was that there is a lot of work going on in my house and almost all workers we have engaged are from Bihar and they mention such facts.

[vincent]

It is also interesting to note that Bihar is also exporting sophisticated beggars to smaller cities like Mangalore. They are well clad, good looking, english speaking (almost) young girls who go in groups and gherao a car owner when he gets out of his vehicle in a mall area or similar other areas. The guy would get embarasses by being mobbed by these girls and would give them 20 Rs or so just to get rid of them. A new idea.

On a brighter or a sadder note there is a BBC series now running called "The Story of India". The second part I saw was dedicated to Budha and Budhism and rise and fall of maurya empire. This may be just 4 part series, the next part being dedicated to the "golden age" until colonialism. In all this, Bihar and Patna figure a lot. It is sad to see the state of that region today. If you can get hold of these sries on DVD oneday please do so. It is hard to match BBC (not BBC World) as far as poetic and emotinal documentaries are concerned.

[fineleg]

It is also interesting to note that Bihar is also exporting sophisticated beggars to smaller cities like Mangalore. They are well clad, good looking, english speaking (almost) young girls who go in groups and gherao a car owner when he gets out of his vehicle in a mall area or similar other areas. The guy would get embarasses by being mobbed by these girls and would give them 20 Rs or so just to get rid of them. A new idea.

They have adopted an innovative concept