Wheat Poori / Puri / Fried Wheat Flatbread
Poori is that staple food of India that knows no boundaries. The deep fried puri made with wheat flour (atta) is one of the delicious Indian flatbreads just like roti.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 cup Water
- Oil for deep frying.
Instructions
- Mix wheat flour and salt in a large vessel.
- Knead the dough by adding a little a water at a time. The dough should be a little hard but not too hard. Knead for 5 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 12-15 small balls.
- Heat the oil in a deep frying pan or skillet. Keep the flame on medium high.
- Take a ball and apply some oil on it. Now roll the dough evenly in small round shape.
- When the oil is really hot, add the rolled poori to the oil. Then gently press the poori into the oil with the back of the ladle. The poori will start to puff up.
- Flip the poori to the other side and fry until slightly brown.
- Remove from oil using a slotted ladle. Transfer them to a plate.
- Repeat with the remaining dough balls.
- Serve the puri hot with your favorite curry and enjoy.
Notes
- Make the dough a little hard than the roti dough. If the dough is soft, the poori will absorb more oil and wont puff. So add less water to make a hard dough.
- Roll the dough evenly to make a puffed puri.
- Do not use flour to roll the dough. Always apply oil. If you dust with flour, there are chances of the flour to get burnt in the oil.
- The oil for frying must be really hot. Otherwise the puri will become oily.
- After adding puri to the hot oil, gently press it with the back of the ladle to make it puff.