20 April 2007

Puri


Ingredients:
2 cups of Wheat Flour.
1/2 cup of Cream of Wheat.
1/2 Tsp of Salt.
3/4 -1 cup of Warm Water.
2 Tbsp of Oil.
Oil for Deep Frying.

How to:
Mix Flour with Cream of Wheat, Salt and 2 Tbsp of Oil and rub into crumbs.
Make dough by adding warm water gradually until it is smooth but not sticky.
Knead well for a couple of minutes.
Leave dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Leave for ~15 minutes.
Divide the dough into 12 portions. Shape them into balls.
We usually squash the balls with a hot panni grill, but you can roll the balls flat on a lightly oiled or floured surface.
Heat the Oil and Deep fry when oil very hot.
Press down on the puri while in the oil and they will expand and puff up.
Turn over when lightly browned.
Remove from oil when golden brown and place on paper to absorb the excess oil.

Alternatively if you make too many puri's you can freeze them when they are flat between pieces of greased proof paper. Remove and Deep fry as before.

1 comment:

Richard Loader said...

Yummy - they remind me of the wonderful food you and Tom cooked for us at Christmas.
I was watching a telly cooking programme the other day and presenter was cooking proper Indian with all the bits and pieces like you and Tom do. I got all emotional 'cos it reminded me of time with you at Christmas and your cooking - I shed a few tears. Good times.
Love the Blog,
Richard