The coronavirus lockdown has turned all of us into budding MasterChefs. We’re looking for recipes online and experimenting with food we’ve never tried before. Luckily for us, India has a plethora of traditional dishes to choose from and satiate our palette. Which is why every now and then, food fights tend to break out over which dish is better – earlier it was an argument over biryani and now this – Litti Chokha or Dal Baati?
Fans of Dal Baati with its origins in the Mewar Kingdom of Rajasthan described their love for the dough balls served with desi ghee, spicy lentils, and sweet, crumbly churma.
#Dalbatti is love 💙 pic.twitter.com/iATiE1vyYx
— Lokesh bhade (@lokesh_bhade) May 1, 2020
When someone says they prefer Litti Chokha over Dal Baati Churma pic.twitter.com/hT2Jf2ewxn
— SatraKhatra (@SatraKhatra) May 1, 2020
Only dal baati churma ❤ pic.twitter.com/bpb2x9rQee
— N I S H #DilKoKaraarAaya♥ (@Choco__barr) May 1, 2020
Pic 1: those who eat Litti Chola
Pic 2: those who eat Dal baati pic.twitter.com/qZXWoHB6Zb— Good Guy (@gooljaar) May 1, 2020
Dal Bati Litti choka pic.twitter.com/2cjKN6gyut
— Manish (@Man_isssh) May 1, 2020
And lovers of Bihar’s delicacy Litti Chokha replied with how scrumptious desi ghee dipped dough balls tasted when stuffed with sattu and accompanied by roasted eggplant and potato chokha.
https://twitter.com/Mafiya_Shanu/status/1256182539884036097
This not food its love for us
Litti chokha#littichokha pic.twitter.com/JGmbvegF7E— Vikas Mehta (@vmehtaBJP) May 1, 2020
idk for me #LittiChokha is a winner. Tried Dal baati once, the baati was even harder than quarantine life. Maybe just bad preparation. 🤷🏼♂️
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) May 1, 2020
I'm rajasthani but I'll choose litti chokha over daal baati anyday.😌😋#littichokha
— Tanu (@tackletanu) May 1, 2020
It’s not a mere food to fill your stomach but heaven satiating your taste buds is Litti Chokha . #LittiChokha pic.twitter.com/2P2QEVDJLk
— Divya rai (@divyarai249) May 1, 2020
However, there were many who enjoyed both and some who brought new contenders to the debate like poha, jalebi fafda, and chole bhature.
https://twitter.com/SanatanFans/status/1256195423057969152
After seeing battle of dal baati vs litti chokha
Meanwhile #poha pic.twitter.com/WUH8fgDZgX
— soul reaper (@Depends_on_mood) May 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/rationalladka/status/1256190872271675392
Punjabis with Chhole Bhature watching Litti Chokha vs Dal Baati debate pic.twitter.com/mHj9VohyNQ
— Rishav Sharma (@rishav_sharma1) May 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/BhataktaTweet/status/1256401493713797120
The lockdown extension is the perfect time for us to prepare all these dishes and enjoy them with the family, don’t you think?