Comments on: Puri, Indian Puffed Flat Bread

By: anisa

anisa — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:31:48 +0000

can i use white mayda?

By: Jaya

Jaya — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:46:41 +0000

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?

By: Manjula Jain

Manjula Jain — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:34:15 +0000

Jaya, Dough should be firmer, oiling your palm while working with dough helps.

By: Jaya

Jaya — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:05:01 +0000

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?

By: Namrata

Namrata — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:59:53 +0000

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

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:55:11 +0000

Tina, it’s called steam leavening and it happens when the liquid in the dough heats up.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:52:51 +0000

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.

By: Tina Huckabay

Tina Huckabay — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:31:38 +0000

Can you please tell me how your flat bread rises with no bakeing powder or yeast in the reciepe? Thanks Tina

By: Sugathri

Sugathri — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Hello Manjulaji,

My mom and I often visit your website for your recipes.! My cooking has vastly improved and her ability to give me the exact measurements to her recipes has improved too! Thank you!

By: Krishna

Krishna — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:05:11 +0000

Manjula aunti thank U very much. I cannot cook. My wife is in Surinam at this moment so i want to cook something. Let me start with the roti i thought.
I went to youtube and came out atyour site and we (my 2 sons and me) at roti today thanks to you Manjula. Tomorrow i will try the puri and the paratha and in time i want to make naans because i love naans.
Thank you again Manjula ji.