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Bengali Luchi
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Bengali Luchi

🇮🇳 Indian

Bengali luchi, snow-white puffed puri for alur dom mornings. Flour, water, heat and hands — the oldest bread tradition on earth. Pile in a basket lined with cloth and let everyone grab.

Prep 27 min Cook 25 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Salt1 tsp
  • Ghee3 tbsp
  • Milk1 litre
  • All-Purpose Flour2 cups

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine flour, salt and water into a shaggy mass, then knead till smooth and supple; rest covered 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Let it rest in a warm spot; the dough should look smoother and feel like an earlobe when ready.

  3. 3

    Shape each ball, flatten, and either roll plain or enclose a spoonful of filling and roll with the seam down.

  4. 4

    Cook the first side dry, the second side with ghee, and finish directly on the flame for the puff.

  5. 5

    Finish with a slick of butter and eat while the first one is still steaming.

Chef's tip

Stuffed breads need gentle rolling — burst filling is heartbreak.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Luchi | लूची | Bengali Recipes | Khazana of Indian Recipes | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana · on YouTube