Flavored Poori / Methi Puri

Things you will need:

Wheat Flour- 2 cups
Water- 1/2 cup ; warm
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Dry Methi Leaves/ Kasoori Methi- 1 tbsp
Fried Onion- 1 tbsp
Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp ; optional
Ghee – 1 tsp
Oil- for deep frying

Preparation Method:

In a mixing bowl, add the flour, methi leaves,fried onion, salt and ghee.
Using water , knead the flour into a soft dough.
Add enough water to knead the flour well, but make sure the dough does not become sticky.
If it does, add some more flour and knead well.
Keep the dough aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
Make lime–size balls and using a rolling board and rolling pin ,spread /roll each ball into 4 inch rounds like a tortilla.
Use flour occasionally to make sure the dough does not stick to the rolling board.
Heat a pan with enough oil for deep frying.
Add a little salt to the oil to keep it from smoking.
Fry the poori one at a time, holding them under the oil on the first side until they puff.
Turn and fry till light brown.
Remove from pan and lay on paper-towel to lose the excess oil.

Serve hot with Paneer Makhni or Butter Chicken.

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Chappathi / Indian Bread

Things you will need:

Wheat Flour- 2 cups
Water- ½ cup ; warm
Salt- ½ tsp
Oil – 1 tsp



Preparation Method:

In a mixing bowl, add the flour , salt and oil.
Using water , knead the flour into a soft dough.
Add enough water to knead the flour well, but make sure the dough does not become sticky.If it does, add some more flour and knead well.
Keep the dough aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
Make lime–size balls and using a rolling board and rolling pin ,spread /roll each ball into 6 inch rounds like a tortilla.
Use flour occasionally to make sure the dough does not stick to the rolling board.
Heat a griddle or a non-stick pan.
Now cook each of this one-at-a-time by placing them on the griddle.
Once it starts getting puffed or cooked on one side, turn and cook it on the other side.
Brush with little oil on both sides.
Turn it over and press gently with a spatula or a cloth to puff up the chappathi/roti.

Chappathi can be now served hot with Easy Tomato Curry or Indian Chilli Chicken.