Poori is a deep fried Indian bread made using wheat flour, salt, oil and water. Poori and Masala is an unbeatable combo that is relished by all for its taste. Learn to make perfect Poori with step by step pictures, tips and tricks.
I have shared poori recipe along with tips to get perfect fluffy poori. Poori or Puri is a kind of flat bread which is made with whole wheat flour and deep fried. Poori is my favorite especially Poori masala…who doesn’t ?!
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About Poori
Poori is a popular Indian deep fried bread made using available ingredients in your kitchen. Poori Masala is one of the popular dishes in most hotels. Making poori is easy and I have shared the tips for beginners to get perfect poori.
I make poori rarely at home as mostly it is chapati. But make mini pooris for mittu, gugu for their lunchbox whenever we make chapati for us. As both kids are also fond of poori made at home.
I am like if you give me poori daily I can have it I love it so much. It was really a tough time clicking the pooris puffed up but guess have done justice to it. Though my fav combination is poori with chana orc hole masala , hubby likes poori masala.
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Poori Ingredients
- Wheat Flour – Whole wheat flour or even multigrain flour can be used. You can store bought wheat flour or homemade.
- Salt – Salt is added to the flour for taste to make the dough ready.
- Water – Water is added to make the dough.
- Oil – Oil is needed to deep fry the pooris.
How to make Poori Step by Step
1.To a bowl add wheat flour, rava(soaked in water for 10 minutes) and salt together and mix well to combine. Add water little by little to gather to form a stiff dough, first it will have cracks. Knead again to form a smooth dough.
2.Separate into equal lemon sized balls(or slightly smaller).Take a ball and roll it out with rolling pin making sure the thickness is even. Don’t roll it very thin like we do for roti/chapati , it should a bit thicker.
3.Heat oil, carefully drop the pooris one after another(depends on your kadai size too).Once it is completely immersed in oil press gently with your spatula in the middle, continue pressing until the poori puffs up on all sides. Turn the other side, once it turns golden brown, remove and drain.
Serve hot fluffy pooris with aloo masala / chole masala!
Expert Tips
- Make sure the kadai is filled with oil enough for the pooris to immerse.
- Also oil should be hot for the puris to puff nicely. May be pinch a small piece and drop it in oil to check, it it raises immediately the oil is hot enough else heat the oil for few more mins.
- Also adding rava to the wheat flour gives nice crisp pooris like in hotels.
- Adjust the flame to medium high for the oil to heat up first then lower the flame to medium.
Serving and Storage
Serve pooris hot! Poori is best to serve with potato masala however tastes great with chana masala too.
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Poori Recipe | Puri Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon fine rava optional
- salt to taste
- water as needed
- oil to deep fry
Instructions
- To a bowl add wheat flour, rava(soaked in water for 10 minutes) and salt together and mix well to combine. Add water little by little to gather to form a stiff dough, first it will have cracks. Knead again to form a smooth dough.
- Separate into equal lemon sized balls(or slightly smaller).Take a ball and roll it out with rolling pin making sure the thickness is even. Don’t roll it very thin like we do for roti/chapati , it should a bit thicker.
- Heat oil, carefully drop the pooris one after another(depends on your kadai size too).Once it is completely immersed in oil press gently with your spatula in the middle, continue pressing until the poori puffs up on all sides. Turn the other side, once it turns golden brown, remove and drain.
- Serve hot fluffy pooris with aloo masala / chole masala!
Raji
Give me poori masala for breakfast and I will be happy for the day. The third picture of fluffed pooris is gorgeous.
Prathibha
my fav combo…looks delicious
Sudha Sabarish
Mouth watering here sharmi.I just die for poori masala all the time though its a deep fried one.
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow my fav combo…love the clicks,very nice…
Reshmi
wht a super comboo n n ever loving favorite south indian cuisine anytime….nice snap..
Priti
Yummy combo …looks so gud
Nisa Homey
Sharmi, there u go tempting me again…I am making them for breakfast tomorrow…lovely clicks…
Priya
Makes me hungry,seriously am drooling over that fluffy pooris and delicious potato masala.
M D
The Potato masala looks divine, send a plate please! Yum!
Anonymous
The pooris I make never fluff up. Do you know how I can make them fluff up likes the one you have in the picture?
Sharmilee! :)
@Anonymous : It depends on the dough kneading and while frying make sure to press in the middle of the pooris will will surely puff up the pooris
Rachana
Puri aloo is a very delicious combination. I love it.
Nitha
This is so tempting… I never make poori here coz of the oil to deep fry.. Should try soon…
Nalini's Kitchen
Delicious combo looks tempting.
Suja
Makes me hungry,classic combo..yum
TheYummyMorsel
I so miss the Pooris! I don't make it for the oil but your pic is tempting me !
Laavanya
I LOVE poori.. wish there was a magic wand that would not allow me to gain weight when I eat pooris.. 🙂 My daughter loves it too so I make it once in a while for her (ok that's my excuse for making & eating it) 😀
sangee vijay
i never say na to this yummy yummy breakfast – poori masal…yours look so tempting and lovely clicks!!
Sobha Shyam
this is my fav combo and clicks are so tempting dear, feel like having poori right now 🙂
Cham
Who doesn't love this combo? Tempting one!
RAKS KITCHEN
The ever green favorite combo, I can eat a dozen of it 🙂 Looks so gorgeous!
Shri
Nice clicks, Sharmi! Yumm, Yumm!! All time fav
jeyashrisuresh
my son's fav one and whenever i send him this for his snack box,he say "amma i feel so sad while eating the last bite"- he doesn't want to get it over.
Yours is absolutely tempting. yummy masala too.
Swathi
Ultimate comfort food I always love them. Looks perfect.
Rekha shoban
yummy combo!!perfect poori!!
Sush
an ever green combo with eye catching pictures! Good work.
Mitha
mouth is watering. this is the exact way i make my pooris at home !!
but potato bhaji I make it something like saravana bhavan masala. a little thick garnished with nuts.
longing for soya chunks curry post
faseela
Perfectly looking poori……
happy to follow you….hoping u visit my space
Prathima Rao
OMG sharmi…This is just too much..Im so craving for puris now!!!! The potatao masal too looks perfect & mouthwatering,,..easy to make & comforting masala 🙂
Prathima Rao
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Priya's Feast
My daughter's fav…The only dish I can blindly order in hotel for her..Nice click.
Angie's Recipes
They look so beautifully puffed up!
divya
my fav combo…looks delicious
Miri
An all time favourite! The masala looks delicious!
Anonymous
Hi am new here and looked at your puri masala
Recipie . Looks so yummyyy!!! Am going to make
Tomorrow since we are having some guest coming
Over . But when do you add gram flour and how????
Please let me know
Thank you
Deepa
When do you add gram flour in it and how ?
Thanks
Sharmilee! :)
When the masala boils, add gram flour(added in the recipe now)
Deepa
Thank you so much quick reply , but do you adds
Gram flour dry or mix it with water first and does
It taste raw or be one lumpy.
I will really appreciate your help with that as am bit
New to cooking
Thank you
Deepa
Sharmilee! :)
You can sprinkle dry gram flour itself so that it does not form lumps…Alternatively you can mix with water and also add. Hope this helps!
Deepa
Thank you so much for answering my query
I will make it tomorrow and let you know for sure
Thanks a lot 🙂
RekhaJustin
hi
i heard tat for 1 cup wheat, 1 cup maida ,1 tsp sooji is the combination.i plan to do tomorrow morning. pls say 2 cup wheat works out well than my suggestion
Sharmilee! :)
@Rekha : We usually make poori with wheat flour only. Only for maida poori(channa batura) we add maida. I havent tried half and half with it…but guess it will turn out good only.
Apani Rasoi
kool.. looking nice
WeR SAHM
feel to eat now itself….yummy poori and clicks are too good…
sp45
Recipe for aloo masala for poori
Lavi Raj
Poori super, perfect moru moru poori!
Renu bharath
Thanks for posting
Lux
One tip for pooris is to remain fluffed for longer is to add half a tsp sugar along with salt (to taste).
Aadhya rao
We are planning to go for a trip. So how many days we can preserve this poori pls tell me
Aadhya rao
We are planning to go for a trip, so please tell me how many days I can preserve poori