Puffed Poori / Puri

Iam sure all of us like poori especially puffed poori.This is a basic poori recipe which works out for me.Iam sure it will help out beginners

Ingredients

• Wheat flour - 3 1/2 cups + little for dusting
• Rava - 1 cup
• Oil - required for frying + little for kneading
• Salt - 1 1/2 teaspoons
• Water - required for kneading

Method

Step 1 - Dough Preparation

• Take wheat flour, rava, salt in a wide bowl / broad basin.Mix well with hands
• Heat around 5 tablespoons of oil and add it to the flour.Mix with fork

• Sprinkle water little by little and knead it to a smooth dough.Cover it with a wet cloth and leave it for 15 minutes

Step 2 - Poori / Puri

• Heat oil in a kadai
• Meanwhile pinch out small balls from dough

• Roll out each and every ball into a small circle of medium thickness.You may use a round shaped lid for a perfect shape

• Now to check whether the oil is properly heated or not drop a small pinch of ball in it.It should float and come up to the surface.This a test check.You can skip this step
• Carefully drop in the rolled poori into the oil.You will notice that it will puff up.Sprinkle oil with the ladle over the poori

• Fry on the other side also
• Once done take it out and place it under a colander to drain excess oil
• This poori will remain puffed up till you touch with fingers

Hot pooris / puris are ready.It goes well with Aloo Capsicum Kairas, Aloo Masala, Aloo Matar Ghugni