Sattu (food)

A North Indian dish with sattu: Litti Chokha

Sattu ( Hindi : सत्तू) is a flour made from roasted legumes or cereal grains, which is mainly used in North Indian and Pakistani cuisine. Since it is already roasted flour, it does not need to be reheated before consumption.

Manufacturing

Legumes or grains are roasted in a pot filled with sand, then sieved and finally ground. Traditionally, sattu consists of chickpeas or barley .

use

The roasted flour is used, for example, in the drink Sharbat , which is made from sattu, jaggery and lemon juice. Other examples are litti , grilled dough balls filled with spiced sattu or a variant of the flat bread Paratha , also with a filling made of sattu.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Food NDTV: "Sattu - The healthy flour you should add to your diet". Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
↑ Indian Express: "From Sharbat To Litti Chokha - Sattu Recipes You Must Try". Retrieved June 30, 2016 .

[healthy_flour-1] A ^b Food NDTV: "Sattu - The healthy flour you should add to your diet". Retrieved June 30, 2016 .

[2] Indian Express: "From Sharbat To Litti Chokha - Sattu Recipes You Must Try". Retrieved June 30, 2016 .