Puri

Puri is deep fried Indian bread which is popularly served with potato curry as breakfast in many parts of India. It can also be served with any kind of curry based dishes, chutneys or even with sweetened milk as a main meal.

Ingredients

All purpose flour: 1 cup
Semolina: 1 tablespoon
Salt: pinch
Oil: ¾ spoon for the dough mix
Water: as required
Oil for deep frying

Cooking Method

Make stiff dough from flour, semolina, salt, oil and water.
Note: add water little by little while kneading to ensure the dough doesn’t get too soft or watery.
Apply some oil to the dough to avoid drying out. Cover and keep the dough aside for 15 minutes.
Divide the dough into small balls.
Now using a rolling pin, roll out dough balls into a flat circular disc shaped chapati. Sprinkle little flour on a flat surface before rolling every ball to avoid sticking.
Roll out all the balls. Place it on baking sheet or non-sticky surface. DO NOT stack them on top of each other to avoid the dough sticking together.
Heat oil in a pan to medium to high heat.
Once oil is hot enough, deep fry puris one by one until it turns golden brown colour as in the picture. Serve hot with a side dishes.

Tips

Puri tastes well with any curry , gravy, sabzi or simply dip in sweet milk for kids.
To check whether the oil is hot – drop a tiny ball of dough into the hot oil. If the dough ball rises up immediately then the oil is ready for frying.