Masala Poori Recipe, Spicy Puri Recipe, How to Make Masala Poori Recipe
Masala Poori or Spicy Puri Recipe is yet another variety of Indian bread made of wheat flour. Unlike common bhatura recipe, this version is spiced up with thymol seeds and red chilly powder.
I tried to keep spices low and healthy if you want you can even add coriander powder, jeera powder, black pepper powder and in some cases add garam masala powder.
You may like to check my previous post about how to make channa bhatura. We can even make this recipe even by stuffing potatoes, it all depends on our creativity.
Masala Poori Recipe | Spicy Puri Recipe |How to Make Masala Poori Recipe
Ingredients
Measurement: 1 cup=200 ml.
- Wheat flour – 2 cups
- Thymol seeds/ ajwain/ vaamu – 1 tbsp.
- Salt – ¾ tbsp.
- Water – 500 ml. required quantity to make dough
- Oil – to deep fry
- Red chili powder – 1 tbsp.
- Coriander powder – ½ tbsp. optional
Instructions
- Sieve flour and add crushed thymol seeds, salt, and red chili powder
- Note: You may add coriander powder at this point, which is optional.
- Add 3 tbsp. Oil and add adequate water and make a soft and pliable dough.
- Divide dough into, a small lump of balls and keep aside.
- Roll each dough ball into, cylindrical shape and keep aside.
- On another side, heat oil in a kadai and drop a small lump of dough and check the heat of the oil.
- Once the oil reaches optimum hot, add poori and deep fry.
- Using slotted turner, press puri and sprinkle little oil over it so that it puffs like a ball.
- Once it turns golden brown color, Remove extra oil and Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
- You may add semolina while making poori, it gives crispy flavor.
- You may add ¼ tbsp. coriander seed powder or even garam masla powder while kneading the dough.
How to Make Masala Poori Recipe:
- First sieve flour so that if there are any foreign particles we can remove them.
- Add thymol seeds, salt, and water to make a firm dough.
Tip: Crush thymol seeds under two hands and make soft powder.
- Add 3 tbsp. oil to make dough soft.
Tip: When puri is deep fried, oil present in dough oozes out and will help in getting ball kind of swelling.
- To add spiciness add red chili powder, adjust quantity according to your taste.
- Divide dough into medium sized balls and keep aside.
- Using little flour roll dough in cylindrical shape.
Note: Some people suggest to cover the dough with wet cloth and keep aside for 30-40 minutes, but that is not a good option. If the dough is kept aside, poori absorbs more oil than usual, so make it immediately.
- In order to give a golden touch to Masala Puri recipe, the oil must be heated to optimum level. So add a small piece of dough and check the heat of the oil.
- Put puri in oil and spill oil above layer so that puri blows up.
- Masala Puri Recipe is ready, garnish with basil leaves.
- Serve hot with chole paneer recipe or coconut chutney.
