Puri Bhaji [ Potato Masala]

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)

Prep time: 10 minutes

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.

Step by step pictures of bhaji recipe:

Pressure cook the potatoes.

Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.

Peel the potatoes.

Cut using a spoon or a knife.

In a skillet add oil and mustard seeds.

After seeds splutter add urad dal and chana dal.

Add chopped onions, green chili and grated ginger, salt, turmeric and red chili powder.

Cook till onions turn translucent.

Add water and boil for 5-10 minutes.

Add cooked potatoes.

Cook for 10 minutes.

Step by step pictures of the dough:

In a wide bowl add aata, suji, maida, salt and oil.

Add water little by little to make a soft dough.

Rest for 10 minutes.

Step by step pictures of puri recipe:

Divide the dough into small lemon sized balls.

Dust the ball in wheat flour.

Roll out the ball to 3-4 inches.

Keep the puris ready before deep frying them.

Deep fry one after another in hot oil.

Press gently on the sides while frying to puff up.