Puri is a fried Indian flatbread that is made out of whole wheat flour and then fried in oil. It only requires three ingredients, whole wheat flour, water and oil for frying and it is so easy to make!
How to Make Puri
Traditionally, puri is made out of chapati flour which is made by finely milling whole hard wheat grains that are higher in gluten. Chapati flour can be found at a local Indian grocery store, or online. If you don’t have access to chapati flour you can use regular whole wheat flour.
In a bowl you combine chapati flour with warm water and mix until it forms into a smooth dough. Once the dough is formed, roll it out in a log and from there you can pull off about one inch of the dough and form it into a golf size ball and then pat it down using your fingers into a round disc shape.
From there, you will need to use a rolling pin to roll it out into a small round flat circle.
Frying
After you finish rolling out all the dough, you can then drop them into the fryer using a neutral oil. It is also important to fry the puri one by one if you are using a small frying bowl. If you are using a large frying bowl, you can add a few puri’s at a time so that way it doesn’t drop the heat of the oil.
When you add the puri into the hot oil, you’ll see it begin to puff which is what you want. If your puri doesn’t puff up, that’s okay too! I’ve had my fair share of rolling out the puri dough and it not puffing up in the oil.
The reason puri puffs up in the hot oil is due to the gluten in the chapati flour and also from kneading and rolling it out.
You will know it is done once it puffs and turns golden brown. I recommend eating these hot as it tastes so fresh, the edges are crisp and the middle is perfectly fluffy!
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