How to Make Fresh Indian Poori/Puri

Poori is an Indian fried bread that's easily recognized by its signature puff shape. See how to make poori from scratch.
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Transcript: How to Make Poori
Hi, my name is Natasha Levitan for About.com Food. Today I'm going to show you how to make poori, and Indian bread.
Poori Ingredients
You will need: * 1/3 c. white flour * 1/3 c. whole wheat flour * 1/4 c. water * 1/4 tsp. salt * 2 tbsp. vegetable oil * oil for frying

Make the Poori Dough
Put the whole wheat flour in a large mixing bowl or platter. Add white flour to it and salt and mix together. Now add a little water at a time and mix the flour to form dough. Knead it all together until you get a proximity of soft dough.

Then add 2 tbsp. of oil. When you do, the dough starts coming together very well until you get a nice consistency.
Shape the Poori
Oil your working surface. Then take the dough out of the bowl and knead it for another 5 minutes. Pinch about a quarter of your dough and shape it into a ball. Roll each ball into a 3 inch round. Repeat the same with the rest of your dough. Each poori is made right before frying.
Fry the Poori
Fill your wok/deep fry pan with oil and heat it on high. Deep fry the pooris one at a time, pressing very gently on each side with a slotted spoon. Keep pressing it under the oil until the poori puffs up.

Then, turn over and fry the same way on the other side. Place it on a plate lined with paper towel to absorb excess oil. Pooris are made right before they're eaten.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• Banladeshi
• poori
• indian
• pakistani
• pori
• puri

[rekkhabusy]

thats amazing, nice poori, as a foreigner u made puffy poori like a 5 * chef, great job,

[arulisms]

Poori's are best with Masala Potatoes !!

[missstylin88]

5* !!!

[finediningindian]

poori amazing bit tough on healthy side

[zra91aman]

u can eat it with curry or dhal., also can fill it with jam if u want

[zra91aman]

if u add some yeast it will turns out like Naan... not poori... ausome recepi n delicious!

[LePoignardNoir]

How do u make the sauce and stuffing? or can you fill poori with anything?

[madihaaquarius18]

so easy n superb recipe...indians made it tough to make with condition to add yeast n this n dat....thnx!!!!!!!!

[drprk123]

Hey Natasha, great job-

it is so impressive to see video from non-indian person to make poori.

Just FYI- if one add hot oil in the dove, poori becomes more crispier.

Keep it up !!

[batasi]

wow thats nice looking poori

[bpernenkil]

Nice poories buy a western lady, can i have ur food site Natasha