Puri is the essential ingredient for many of the chat dishes like pani puri, dahi puri, masala puri, sev puri etc. Puri is made by blending rava or sooji with maida to a dough, flat rolled and deep fried until crisp. Learn to make Puri for chat with step by step pictures.
I tried making puris when I made pani puri which was a different recipe. Last weekend when I planned to make chats so made this puri a day before and enjoyed dahi puri with my family. I often make homemade puris the previous day of making chats so that it is easy to just assemble on the serving day.
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About Puri for Chat
Puri is a crispy snack which is used mainly for making chats like dahi puri, masala puri, pani puri and many chats. This can be snacked as such too as kids will love it for sure. You can make this puri and store it in an airtight container.
You can make the puris and chutneys the before day. On the day of serving just make other items ready and assemble them and serve it. Enjoy easy and yummy chats at home.
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Puri for Chat Ingredients
- Rava – Sooji or rava is used along with flour to make crisp puris.
- Flour – Maida flour is mixed with sooji and kneaded to a stiff dough.
- Oil – Oil is added to the dough and for deep frying the puris.
- Water, Salt – Water is added to knead the dough, salt is added for taste.
How to make Puri for Chat Step by Step
1.Add rava, maida to a wide bowl, add water little by little, knead it for 10 minutes to form a smooth dough. Add oil finally and knead it for a minute. The dough should be smooth so be careful while adding water. Keep aside for at least 15 minutes.
2.Roll the dough very very thin and cut small rounds with a lid or container rim. Heat oil, carefully add the rolled puris , fluff it up(as we do for normal puris) and fry them to golden brown till crisp. Drain in tissue paper and then store in airtight container.
You can store the puris for about 10 days. Here are the chats which uses these mini puris.
Expert Tips
- Make sure to knead the dough well and roll it very thin. The puris will become chewy and will not raise up if the rolled puris are thick.
- Rolling was a bit tough but somehow I tried to roll thin and the puris were nice crisp like the store bought ones.
- Make sure the oil is heated up. Fry till golden brown until crispy.
- Adding soda makes the kneading and rolling easier. But if you don’t have, then proceed with warm water itself. I didn’t use it this time.
Serving and Storage
These puris keeps well in airtight container for about a week.
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Puri for Chat
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rava / semolina/ sooji
- 1 tablespoon maida
- 1 teaspoon oil
- warm water as needed
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Add rava, maida to a wide bowl, add water little by little, knead it for 10 minutes to form a smooth dough. Add oil finally and knead it for a minute. The dough should be smooth so be careful while adding water. Keep aside for at least 15 minutes.
- Roll the dough very very thin and cut small rounds with a lid or container rim. Heat oil, carefully add the rolled puris , fluff it up(as we do for normal puris) and fry them to golden brown till crisp. Drain in tissue paper and then store in airtight container.
- You can store the puris for about 10 days. Here are the chats which uses these mini puris.
Notes
- Make sure to knead the dough well and roll it very thin. The puris will become chewy and will not raise up if the rolled puris are thick.
- Rolling was a bit tough but somehow I tried to roll thin and the puris were nice crisp like the store bought ones.
- Make sure the oil is heated up. Fry till golden brown until crispy.
- Adding soda makes the kneading and rolling easier. But if you don’t have, then proceed with warm water itself. I didn’t use it this time.
srividhya Ravikumar
lovely lovely cute puris…
Divya Kudua
Wow,kudos to you for making something like this from scratch.These days I don't even prepare chat at home since it is so easily available at restaurants.Your post is tempting me to make these-dahi puri sounds awesome!
Princy Vinoth
cute little chaat puris!
Paaka Shaale
Awesome recipe and great clicks. Especially the last one 🙂
Roshan
thats awesome….i prefer to each homemade chaats rather than from street this is a keeper recipe….
Sheetal
Wow! Just looks like the one we get on thelas. Bookmarked!
Sangeetha Nambi
Kuttie Kuttie Poori… Love it…
radha
I tried making this the other day and failed miserably. I did not have the soda readily available – was that the reason? I do not know, but I think if I can pick it up from the store, I would do it right away. Kudos to you.
Prathibha
I used 2 make these puris when I was away,we get amazing ready made pani puis in Mumbai..just love anything wid it
Sharmilee! :)
@Radha : the old recipe I used while making pani poori uses baking soad but this recipe doesnt need it. Give this recipe a try and see. But knead well and roll it very thin to get crispy pooris
Priya
They looks damn cute.
APARNARAJESHKUMAR
wow… loved it 🙂
Satya
so perfect puris…love them ..gr8 job dear
Jyoti
they look really good.. Most of the time my puris becomes soft after cooling down.. Do I need to fry them in hot oil or medium hot?
Sharmilee! :)
@Jyoti : It should be hot while starting then you can keep in medium flame
Muraligeetham
super clicks!!
Shanthi
Perfect texture…mouthwatering..
Zareena
Amazing and super clicks. Lovely for chaats.
Santosh Bangar
great recipe
Suja Manoj
Cute and perfectly made,looks awesome.
Sunshine And Smile
Looks like FINALLY I found the perfect ratio cause your pooris looks absolutely pro. I am gonna try this!
Nalini's Kitchen
Cute looking puris,perfectly made…nice clicks as always…
M D
I m drooling over this Sharmi! These pooris look so puffed up well and beautiful!
Chidambara selvi T
Sharmi, I tried this poori today and they puffed up very well but they were not crispy so for the next batch i tried to make the pooris little more thinner and this time they dint puff up, any idea what went wrong ??
Sharmilee! :)
@Selvi : When you press it it will sure puff up like we do for normal puris….not really sure what went wrong.
Deepashree Pai Raiker
Congrats and thanks to your posts ,we get very healthy recipes …Keep up the good and healthy work!!
Deepashree Pai Raiker
Congrats and thanks for posting healthy and tried out recipes.Ive done several of your baked recipes.Keep up the healthy job….:)
purvi khandate
Cute cute puris i luv it…..:)
Sheeja Krishnan
Sharmi, thanks for the recipe..long time since I tried your recipes. Puris came out very well and puffed up..but after cooling down they became soft and was unable to break and make a hole. Any idea what went wrong?
SHARMILEE J
You should have rolled it a bit thick that might be the reason….
Soja Pradeep
Can you please tell me if you used fine sooji or the coarse one?
SHARMILEE J
I used fine variety….
Sheela Balamurugan
can we use roasted sooji?
SHARMILEE J
No use raw fine sooji….
Smita
Awesome!! I just felt like making some puris to supplement the store puris I had….and these were liked more than the stire bought ones…not very difficult to make. I had my 11 yr old daughter helping me so some were not as crisply fried…but she was so proud and happy, it was well worth it! One trick I learnt is,put it in the oil at full flame then turn down the gas when it is puffed up.It becomes crisper then.