Baati (Litti) Chokha in Oven

Ingredients

Chokha

Large eggplant 1

Medium potatoes 2

Tomato 1

Minced garlic 1 tbsp

Minced green chili 1-2 tbsp or as per taste

Salt to taste

Mustard oil for dressing

Chopped cilantro leaves

Baati

Wheat flour dough 

Clarified butter / ghee

Preparation

Chokha

1. Preheat oven at 450F. 
2. Make holes in eggplant to avoid bursting while baking. Wash potatoes.
3. Bake eggplant, potatoes and tomato for 40-50 min. (timing can vary based on the oven)
4. Peel and mash baked eggplant, potatoes and tomato together and add minced garlic and green chili to it. Further add mustard oil, salt and chopped cilantro.
5. Chokha is ready to be served with baati.
   

Baati

1. Preheat oven at 400F.
2. Make 6 equal round balls out of dough and press little bit at the centre.
3. Grease baking sheet with ghee and places baati on it and bake for 20-25 min. Flip it halfway through baking.
4. Insert a tooth pick into baati, if it comes  out clean, your baati's are ready.
5. Top it with ghee and enjoy with chokha.
   

Note: 

1. If you have gas stove, cook eggplant and tomato on it instead of oven to get the smoked flavour.

2. If available, you can stuff sattu mixture in baati.

3. If you have tandoor available, cook baati in tandoor instead of oven.