
Chokha
Smoky fire-roasted mash of brinjal, tomato, and potato with raw mustard oil and green chillies. Essential litti accompaniment.
Ise bharta naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Time 30 min · Serves 4 · 97 kcal · Bhojpur, Bihar
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- Potato — 100 g (chopped)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- Brinjal — 100 g (chopped)
- Tomato — 100 g (chopped)
- green chillies — 10 g
- salt (optional) (whole)
Tempering
- Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Method
- Roast the brinjal, tomato and potato directly over an open flame (or in an oven) until charred outside and soft inside.
- Let them cool, peel off the charred skins and mash the flesh together coarsely.
- Add finely chopped green chilli, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric and salt.
- Drizzle over the raw mustard oil and mix well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with litti, sattu paratha or rice.
Common questions
- Chokha ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- भोजपुरी चोखा ko English mein Chokha likhte hain.
- Ek plate Chokha mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 97 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 30 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 20 min pakana.
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