poori

Ingredients:

• Whole wheat flour – 1 cup
• Sooji / Semolina – 1 tbsp
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Salt – as needed
• Water – as needed

Directions:

1. Mix all the ingredients with enough water to make a thick but soft dough.

2. Make small balls out of it and roll out or use a poori press to make pappad size rounds.

3. Heat oil in a deep, thick bottom pan and fry the pooris one by one.

4. When the pooris start to bubble up, slightly press the poori with a slotted spoon, this will help the poori to bubble out completely.

5. Serve along with Aloo masala or Chole.

Ingredients:

• Potato – 1 large
• Carrot – 1
• Green peas – 1/4 cup
• Sliced onion – 1/4 cup
• Chopped ginger – 1 tsp
• Sliced green chili – 4
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Oil – as needed
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Lemon juice – 2 tbsp

Directions:

1. Cook the potato, carrot and green peas. Slightly mash the potato and carrot and keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds, add onion and saute until transparent.

3. Add ginger, green chili, curry leaves and add turmeric powder, saute for a min.

4. Add the cooked vegetables and saute for a few minutes, once the masala gets coated add 1/2 cup of water and bring to a boil.

5. Adjust salt to taste and add lemon juice.