Hot Puffed Poori's

One of the all-time satisfying breakfast. Whenever I think of Poori's, I will go and prepare immediately. During my childhood, whenever my mom makes poori's - we used to wait anxiously to eat, especially those hot puffed ones. I still remember, whenever my niece hesitate to eat we used to make Poori's, which she loves and never say "no" to it. To make it more nutritious, we add mashed apples/bananas along with flour for her.

I thought of posting this recipe as some of my friends always asked me the recipe for the puffed ones. There is some tricky part while making them. Here it goes...

All You Need:

Whole wheat flour - 2 cups
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt, Warm water - As reqd.

Method:

Combine all the above ingredients to make a soft dough.

Tips for Puffed Poori's:

1. To make Poori's from the fresh dough (Dough should not be kept aside for more than 5 minutes).
2. Oil must be hot enough to make Poori's but it should not be smoking hot. Maintain the heat at med-high levels.
3. To check the hotness, drop a pinch of dough into the oil and it must rise to the surface of the oil immediately.
4. Take a small lemon sized dough and knead it with the help of rolling pin by applying even pressure all over the dough which helps to puff evenly.
5. The kneaded dough must be neither too thin nor too thick.
6. Drop the kneaded dough into the hot oil and press it slightly by using skimmer.
7. When it starts to puff, splash some hot oil over the surface of the puffed bread by using skimmer.
8. Turn it upside down to fry on the other side after 40-45 secs.
   
9. Fry the other side for less than a minute and take it out and dry it in a paper towel.
10. Serve hot with Aloo Besan curry / with your favorite side dish.

No more worries for making hot Puffed Poori's.