I was never a
poori fan, mainly because after eating one or two pooris I would feel
a bit sick because of the oil , so I almost never made pooris. When I saw Ria’s best poori recipe in her blog, I bookmarked it straightaway because it looked so perfect ! I have to say I am converted
now. It’s undoubtedly the best poori I ever had. It’s
crispy on the outside, soft inside and not greasy at all. I think adding rava to
the poori makes it non greasy and addictive. I would say this is a cross
between poori and batura and slightly thicker than normal pooris. If you are looking for authentic poori taste maybe
this recipe is not for you. I did try playing around with ratio of original
recipe by reducing rava and maida but I think the original version gives the perfectly
puffed up ones which doesn’t deflate or drink any
oil.
Thanks to Ria for the recipe :)
Ingredients
Whole
wheat flour – 1 cup
Plain
flour/maida – 1/2 cup
Semolina
– ¼ cup
Besan
– 1tbs
Oil
heated – 2 tbs
Sugar
– 1 tsp
Salt
Milk(
at room temp) or water – ½- ¾ cup ( I used milk)
Oil
for deep frying
Method
- Take all the dry ingredients in a bowl and add warm oil to it and rub into the flour like we do while making pastry.
- Add milk and knead the dough for few minutes to form a stiff dough. This is very important. Poori dough has to be stiff always unlike chapathi dough. Cover and rest the dough for 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into small balls and roll it with an rolling pin making sure not to roll out too thin like chapathy ( very thin ones will crack , won't puff up and might even end up like pappadam). Do not use flour to roll the dough.
- Heat oil in pan to medium high heat and when oil is hot enough ( test it by putting a small piece of dough and if it floats to the top it’s ready) and fry the poori by holding it down with a slotted spoon till it puffs up. Flip it over and fry for few more seconds until it’s golden.
- Transfer the poori’s into a kitchen tissue to drain the oil.
- Serve with the curry of your choice !
1 comment:
Looks so delicious, kothiyavunnu
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