How to Make Authentic Bihari Litti Chokha at Home (With the Perfect Sattu Filling)

How to Make Authentic Bihari Litti Chokha at Home (With the Perfect Sattu Filling)

How to Make Authentic Bihari Litti Chokha at Home (With the Perfect Sattu Filling)

When it comes to rustic comfort food from Eastern India, nothing rivals the iconic Bihari Litti Chokha. Whole wheat balls stuffed with spiced roasted gram flour (sattu), baked to perfection, and dunked in pure desi ghee, served alongside smoky eggplant chokha—it is a wholesome meal that tastes of home.

While traditionally cooked over open coal fires, you can easily make restaurant-style, soft yet crisp Litti Chokha on your gas stove or oven. Here is the authentic step-by-step recipe.

Ingredients You’ll Need

For the Soft Dough Cover:

  • Whole wheat flour (Atta): 2 cups

  • Ajwain (Carom seeds): ½ tsp

  • Ghee or oil: 2 tbsp

  • Salt: A pinch

  • Water: As needed for kneading

For the Signature Sattu Stuffing:

  • Chana Sattu (Roasted Gram Flour): 1 cup Chana Sattu Online | Traditional Roasted Gram Flour | Khat Mitthi

  • Mustard Oil (Kachi Ghani): 2 tbsp

  • Ginger & Garlic: 1 tbsp (finely chopped)

  • Green Chillies: 2 (finely chopped)

  • Fresh Coriander: ¼ cup (chopped)

  • Kalonji (Nigella seeds) & Ajwain: ½ tsp each

  • Lemon juice: 1 tbsp

  • Secret Ingredient: 1 tbsp oil/masala from our Banarasi Bharwa Lal Mirch Achar or pickles.

Bharwa Lal Mirch Achar | Stuffed Red Chilli Pickle | Khat Mitthi

Step-by-Step Preparation

1. Knead the Dough

In a bowl, mix wheat flour, ajwain, salt, and ghee. Add water gradually to knead a firm, smooth dough. Cover and rest for 20 minutes.

2. Prepare the Tangy Sattu Filling

Mix sattu with chopped ginger, garlic, green chillies, coriander, ajwain, kalonji, mustard oil, lemon juice, salt, and a spoonful of pickle masala. Rub the mixture between your palms; it should hold together slightly when pressed.

3. Stuff and Shape the Littis

Divide the dough into lemon-sized balls. Flatten the edges to form a cup shape, fill generously with sattu filling, seal the top, and roll smoothly between your palms.

4. Cook the Littis

  • Appam/Paniyam Pan Method: Place stuffed littis in grease-brushed appam cavity over low heat, flipping every 3–4 minutes until all sides turn golden-brown with dark char spots.

  • Oven Method: Bake at 200°C for 20–25 minutes, turning halfway through.

5. Dip in Desi Ghee & Serve with Chokha

Crack open the hot littis slightly and submerge them in melted desi ghee. Serve hot with roasted eggplant and tomato chokha.

The Ultimate Serving Suggestion

Litti Chokha is incomplete without a spicy, sour element to cut through the rich ghee and sattu. Pair your hot platter with our hand-stuffed Banarasi Bharwa Lal Mirch Achar or browse our range of traditional homemade Indian pickles and Khat Mitthi combo packs.

Pickle Combo of 4 | Red Chilli, Mango, Kathal & Garlic | Khat Mitthi