
Ingredients:
• To make puris:
• 2 cup – very fine semolina (rava)
• Salt to taste
• Water
• Oil to deep fry
• Puri cutter
• Ingredients for Dahi puri:
• 1 cup – green chutney
• 1 cup – Tamarind chutney
• Cumin powder – to taste
• Red Chilli powder – to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup – chopped coriander
• 1 cup – beaten Curd
• 1 cup – fine sev
• 1 cup – boiled potato, chopped
• 1 cup – onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup – boiled Chickpeas
• 1/2 cup – boiled green moong
Method:
- For puris:
- Mix semolina, salt and enough water to knead into a soft dough.
- Let it stand, covered with a wet cloth for 15-20 minutes.
- Take a fist-sized lump and make a ball.
- With some dry maida or semolina, roll into big thin rounds.
- Cut small puris (approx. 1.5″ diameter) from it with the cutter.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep fry puris till very light brown and crisp.
- Drain over kitchen paper till oil dries out.
- Store in an airtight container when cool. To make dahi puri:
- Choose puris which are puffed.
- Make a hole on one side by giving a sharp tap with index finger.
- Fill in a tiny bit of moong, potato, sev, onion as desired.
- Arrange in serving or individual plates.
- Pour fresh beaten curds to cover each puri.
- Drizzle a bit of green chutney and tamarind chutney.
- Sprinkle salt, cumin powder and a pinch of red chilli powder, according to taste.
- Garnish with sev and chopped coriander.
- Serve immediately
Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering