Name: Deep-fried leavened bread
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder; 150 g/5 oz/generous ½ cup natural (plain) yogurt; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 2.5 ml/½ tsp sugar; 350 g/12 oz/3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 egg; 30-45 ml/2-3 tbsp warm water; sunflower oil, for deep-frying

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Bhature served with a local dish of spiced chickpeas is a Punjabi speciality. The dough for the bread is enriched with yogurt and egg, and contains a little baking powder for leavening, which results in a soft and luscious bread that is ideal served with any type of curry.

Ingredients

350 g/12 oz/3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting
2.5

Method

Sift the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder into a large bowl and mix well.
Beat the yogurt and egg together and add to the flour along with the warm water. Mix until a dough has formed.
Transfer the dough to a flat