Saturday, February 13, 2010

Poori masala

Pooris
Ingredients:
Wheat flour
Maida
Salt to taste
Butter/ghee/oil
Milk (optional)

Method:
Take a glass each of wheat flour and maida. Mix salt, 1 tsp butter/ghee/oil and 1 tbsp milk (optional). Knead into a soft dough, roll into small balls, flatten into small circles, and deep fry in hot oil.

Masala
Ingredients:

Potatoes - 1 cup, mashed
Onions - 1 large, sliced
Green chillies - 2/3, slit
Ginger - 1 inch piece, cut into small pieces
Turmeric powder - half tsp
Chilli powder - half tsp
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
Sugar - a pinch (optional)
Water - according to the thickness of gravy you need.
Oil - 1/2 tbsps

Method:
Heat oil in a frying pan. Add the mustard seeds. When they crackle, add urad dal, red chillies and 1/2 curry leaves. Then add onions, green chillies, ginger, and 1/2 curry leaves. Saute well. When the onions turn transparent, add potatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Add water and boil for 5 minutes.

Postscript:
1) Our measures for the poori dough maybe different from yours. :D
2) My grandfather used to call this masala 'podimas'. We do the same when we serve it with dosas! :D

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