
Poori masal recipe
Star ingredients:Wheat flour and potatoes
Time:40 minutes
Serves:4

Poori-masal,This is a match made in heaven,where poori is a small unleavened deep fried flat bread made of wheat flour and masal is the term for spicy vibrant semi dry gravy made of potatoes.It is a typical breakfast any south Indian loves and it keeps you full for long time.I know poori is neither new dish nor every one needs a recipe,still I am blogging here for few beginners who requested this recipe and also because of the importance of poori here in south India.
Puri/poori
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons rava
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon ghee
Salt
Water
Oil for deep frying
Method:
1.Knead everything except oil to a pliable non sticky dough.The dough should be little bit tighter than we knead for chapathi.
2.It is not neccesary to rest the dough for puri,divide the dugh into 15 equal sized balls(small lemon size)
3.Roll into small circles thicker than chapathis.Spread the circles on a big plate for 5 minutes.
4.Heat oil for deep frying.Once the oil is hot,deep fry the rolled puris one by one till golden on both sides.Serve hot


Ingrdients:
4 large potatoes boiled
1/2 cup fresh green peas
2 onions sliced thin
2 dried red chillies/green chillies
1/4 teaspoon scrapped fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1 tablespoon gram flour/kadalai mavu
1 teaspoon channa dal
1 teaspoon urad dal
1/2 teaspoon mustard
Salt
Oil for tempering
Few cilantro leaves for garnishing
Juice of half lemon
Method:
1.Boil and peel the potatoes.Mash them slightly.There should be chunks of potatoes left.
2.Heat oil in a pan and temper with mustard,channa,urad dal and chillies.
3.Add onions and fry till translucent.

5.Add 2 cup water and salt.Cook for 10 minutes till the gravy thickens.



1.I have seen some recipes with corn flour,but gram four gives a very nice taste in this recipe.
2.Green peas is purely optional.
3.You can also add green chillies instead/along with red chillies.
