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 Baati |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Rajasthan, Northern India |
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| Main ingredient(s) | Ghee |
Baati (Hindi: बाटी) is a hard, unleavened bread cooked in the desert areas of Rajasthan, Malwa, and Gujarat in Northern India. Baati is also a dish of Bihar. It is prized there for its long shelf life and high nutritional content, as well as the minimal quantity of water required for its preparation. It is always eaten with dal. Bati is also known as litti in parts of eastern UP and Bihar. Litti can be enjoyed with Chokha (a type of spicy mashed potato mixed with roasted brinjal). Litti and chokha are synonymous with bread and butter in many parts of India.
Baati can either be plain or have various kinds of fillings, including onions, peas, and sattu. Bafla is a kind of baati, which is softer. Bafla and baati are always eaten with hot dal with pure ghee and chutney.
Churma is a popular delicacy usually served with baatis and dal. It is coarsely ground wheat crushed and cooked with ghee and sugar. Traditionally it is made by mashing up wheat flour baatis or leftover rotis in ghee and jaggery, optionally mixed with dry fruits and flavours. It can be eaten alone or with dal.
Dal-Baati-Churma, consisting of three items of bati, dal (lentils), and churma, is a Rajasthani dish. It is commonly eaten at festivities, including religious occasions, wedding ceremonies, and birthday parties in Rajasthan. One of the reasons for this is that it is easy to cook in small or large quantities, and is thus easily made for large gatherings of people.
Dal bafla, or "daal baafle", is a central Indian variation made from toovar boiled with tomatoes, bay leaves, cardamom, tamarind, whole dried red chillies, and cumin.
Baati is also eaten in southern India, mostly by the people of the lambada community, but this form of baati is different. It is made up of jowar and is harder than the wheat bread. It is also eaten with dal, though any curry goes fine with it. Ghee is served along with the curry.
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