Masala Puri | Breakfast Poori with Spices

Do you love pooris (puri) ? Puris are our family favourite.

However, these are not very healthy due to frying and high calorie count, I do restrict feeding puris to once or max twice in a month. Masala Puri is a twist on your regular puris and tastes delicious. The besan, and semolina, adds a nice flaky texture. It also keeps the puris puffed & crisp longer than usual puris. The spices add a lovely flavour and taste.

I keep trying out different pooris at one time or the other. Spinach puris, ragi puris and the regular wheat flour puris are all our favourite. Now this is also added to our list. The looks are appealing as well, isn't it ? Do check out the detailed video on the making and enjoy !!

Preparation time ~ 10 minutes

Cooking time ~ 10 minutes

Author ~ Julie

Serves ~ 10-12 puris

Ingredients

wheat flour 1 cup

besan (kadala mavu)  2 tbsps

*semolina (rava) 1.5 tbsps

carom seeds (ajwain)  1/2 tsp

chilli powder 1/2 tsp

turmeric powder 1/3 tsp

roasted cumin powder 1/2 tsp

salt 1/2 tsp

oil 1 tbsp

coriander leaves 2 tbsps

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Method

• Mix the flours, salt, spices and coriander leaves. Add the oil and give a mix to get the bread crumbs like texture.
• Add water little by little and knead to a smooth dough. Cover and rest for 20 minutes. 
• After 20 minutes, knead again. Pinch out small lemon size balls. Make smooth balls. Cover and keep, helps prevent drying out.
• Dust in flour and roll out the puris. Make at least 5-6 puris to fry in one batch. 
• Heat oil in a wok /kadai. Check if the oil is ho by dropping a small piece of dough, if it puffs up immediately, then the oil is ready for frying.
• Slide in the puris one by one and gently press to puff up evenly. Fry till golden brown, drain from oil and place on paper towels.
• Serve warm with aloo masala or onion tomato masala or chole masala. Enjoy !!

NOTES

* You can add more spices of your choice to make it more flavourful like ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste.

* These puris remain puffed up and crisp longer than the regular wheat flour puris.