Puri Bhaji is a very popular dish in India. Puri is a fried indian bread and bhaji is made with potato. It’s prepared in almost all the states of India.
Ingredients For Bhaji:
- Potato (275 gm)
- Onion (chopped, 1/2 cup)
- Green Chili (slit, 1)
- Ginger (grated, 1 tsp)
- Curry Leaves (chopped, few)
- Oil (3 tsp)
- Mustard Seeds (1 tsp)
- Chana Dal [Chick Peas] (Split, 1 tsp)
- Turmeric Powder (1/4 tsp)
- Urad Dal [Black Gram] (split, 1 tsp)
- Salt (to taste)
- Red Chili Powder (1 tsp)
Ingredients For Dough
- Aata [ Whole Wheat Flour] (1 cup)
- Maida (2 tsp)
- Suji [Semolina] (1 1/2 tsp)
- Oil (1 tsp)
- Salt (to taste)
Cook time: 50 minutes
Total time: 1 hour
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Breakfast \ Lunch \ Dinner
Serves: 2
Method For Bhaji:
- Pressure cook potatoes for 3-4 whistles.
- Peel the skin and using a spoon mash partially.
- In a skillet add oil and mustard seeds.
- Let the seeds splutter and then add urad dal, chana dal .
- Add the chopped onions, green chili and ginger.
- Add salt to your taste, curry leaves, turmeric powder and red chili powder.
- Sautee until onions are translucent.
- Add a cup of water and allow it to boil.
- Add the cooked potatoes and cook for 10 minutes.
Method For Dough:
- In a wide bowl add aata, maida, suji, salt and oil.
- Mix all the ingredients.
- Add water slowly to make a dough.
- Cover the dough using a wet cloth or a lid.
- Rest the dough for 10 minutes.
Method For puri:
- After ten minutes knead the dough again.
- Divide the dough into small lemon-sized balls.
- Dust the ball with the wheat flour and flatten it slightly.
- Roll out to 3-4″ diameter.
- Repeat the process with the rest of the dough.
- Start frying when it is not totally dry.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Deep fry the puris one after another.
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