MP Special: Bafla

Bafla is the special bread of MP-it is a regional variation of `Baati`.

Bafla is the special bread of Madhya Pradesh. Cooked in loads of ghee, it is a regional variation of the Rajasthani Baati.Ingredients:

2 cups Whole-grain wheat Flour (Atta) 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup melted ghee 1/2 cup warm water Melted ghee for rolling. Procedure: Mix salt and flour. Cut-in Ghee to resemble crumbles. Gather flour to make a mound with a well in it. Add warm water and start mixing dough and knead. Gather dough in to a ball. Cover with damp kitchen towel or a plastic film. Let it rest for about one hour at room temperature. Pinch enough dough to make a ball of about 1½" diameter. Slightly flatten it. Brush the exterior with melted Ghee. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. (½ teaspoon of salt to 2 quarts of water). Put the bread in water. Return to boil. Turn down heat to simmer. Cook about 30 minutes. Drain the bread in a colander. Fry till exterior is hard crusty brown.