Litti with Afghani Gadda

Source : Mix All The Ingredients For Litti Except The Last One Make A Soft Dough Cover And Keep Aside Till The Gadda Is Prepared Clean The Trotters Well Pour H...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : December 26, 2025

Step:

  1. Mix all the ingredients for litti except the last one. Make a soft dough cover and keep aside till the Gadda is prepared.

  2. Clean the trotters well, pour hot water and leave for a few minutes. This will remove all the scum and dirt from the trotters. Drain.

  3. For the stock- heat up ghee in a pressure cooker, add whole spices. Immediately add trotters. Add 1 litre boiling water and some salt. Pressure cook first on medium flame till the first whistle, then reduce the flame to the lowest, cook for 45 minutes.

    Litti with Afghani Gadda recipe step 3 photo
  4. Heat up ghee given for gadda, add onion, when translucent add ginger garlic paste. Fry until golden brown.

  5. Add turmeric, coriander and chilli powder. Stir for a minute. Add chopped tomatoes. Cover and cook till they are soft and oil leaves the edges.

  6. Take out trotters from the stock and add in the masala along with some salt. Fry till they are well coated with the masala.

    Litti with Afghani Gadda recipe step 6 photo
  7. Add yoghurt, dry fenugreek leaves and garam masala. Fry for 5 minutes on medium heat.

    Litti with Afghani Gadda recipe step 7 photo
  8. Strain and add the stock and let it simmer for 15 minutes on low.

    Litti with Afghani Gadda recipe step 8 photo
  9. For the litti - Preheat the oven at 180 C.

  10. Take big lemon size dough. Press is lightly. Prepare all the litti similarly and bake them for 35 minutes. Check-in between and turn them upside down for even baking.

  11. When they are ready, press them lightly with the help of a kitchen napkin. Pour some ghee inside. Quantity of ghee depends on your choice.

    Litti with Afghani Gadda recipe step 11 photo
  12. Take out prepared gadda along with it's broth in a wider bowl. Break litti into pieces and add them into the broth. Enjoy hot and crisp littli soaked in delicious Afghani Gadda!

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  13. Enjoy!


Ingredients

  1. For the stock:
  2. 1/2 kg lamb trotters
  3. 2 black cardamoms
  4. 6 cloves
  5. 2 bay leaves
  6. 2 long cinnamon sticks
  7. 1 tsp black pepper
  8. 1 tbsp ghee
  9. as per taste Salt
  10. For Gadda:
  11. 2 onions, finely chopped/grated
  12. 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  13. 2 tomatoes finely chopped
  14. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  15. 1 tsp coriander powder
  16. 1 tsp chilli powder
  17. 1/4 cup beaten yoghurt
  18. 1 tsp roasted dry fenugreek, crushed
  19. 1 tsp garam masala powder
  20. 3 tbsp ghee
  21. as per taste Salt
  22. For litti (makes 12)
  23. 2 cups wheat flour
  24. 1 tbsp semolina
  25. 1 tbsp ghee
  26. as per taste Salt
  27. 2 pinch soda
  28. as required Ghee to pour over litti

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