Puri, Indian Puffed Flat Bread
February 25th, 2007 filed under Breads, Vegan
Puri is a whole wheat bread. Made on special occasions, especially popular among kids.
Makes 10.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup water (lukewarm)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oil
- Oil to deep fry
Method:
- Mix whole-wheat flour and salt . Add water as needed to make firm dough.
- Oil your palm and knead the dough until it is pliable. Dough for puri should be firm but smooth.
- Set the dough aside and cover with a damp cloth. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes or longer.
- Divide the dough in 10 equal parts.
- Take couple of drops of oil on your palm and roll the dough in balls and press it between your palms.
- Roll the dough into about 7-inch circule. If the dough is sticking to the rolling pin or rolling surface, put couple of drops of oil on the rolling pin and a couple of drops of oil on the surface.
- You can roll 4 to 5 purees before you start frying, but do not roll all the puries at once or they will begin to dry and not puff.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on high heat; frying pan should have atleast 1 1/2 inch of oil. To check if oil is hot enough place a small piece of dough in oil and dough shpuld float to the top right away.
- Place the puri in the frying pan and press it with a skimmer, puri should puff right away.
- Tturn puri over. Puri should be light creamy brown from both sides. Take the puri out and place it on paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
- Serve puri hot or store in covered container after they cool to room temperature.
can i use white mayda?
Manjula aunty, how do you manage to flatten the dough without patting it on some loose flour? When I try it, it just sticks to the chakla as well as the belan. Is there a trick I don’t know?
Jaya, Dough should be firmer, oiling your palm while working with dough helps.
Thanks. I am visiting my boyfriend’s family today for Christmas. I am thinking of taking Potato-paneer tots, Palak Paneer, Yellow fried rice and Gajar ka Halwa for dinner. Do you think this is an okay combination?
Tina, it’s called steam leavening and it happens when the liquid in the dough heats up.
Tina they don’t really rise like yeasted breads, the puff up in the hot oil because they fill with air. They do deflate slowly once out of the oil so should be served straight away, otherwise they become baasi poori and are taken on journeys.
Can you please tell me how your flat bread rises with no bakeing powder or yeast in the reciepe? Thanks Tina
Hi Tina,
Baking powder is not added here, when u flatten the dough to thick break like and fry it in a hot oil, the air between the dough rises the puri to be puffed.
Thanks,
Namrata