Poori Baji - Sophiebai

Recipe by Sophie Menezes

Yield: 6-7 puris

Ingredients

2 cups wheat flour/atta

1/4 cup all purpose flour/maida

water to knead the dough

salt to taste

1 tsp ghee (optional)

oil to deep fry

Steps:

1. Mix the wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt and water together.
2. Knead the dough till it is thick and soft, not sticky or dry. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes.
3. Roll the dough into small puris that are slightly thick. Cut it round using a bowl if required.
   
   
4. Heat oil in a kadai/deep frying pan on medium high flame.
5. Add the puris in the oil. Almost immediately after adding to the oil, flip it. 
6. Use a slotted spoon to remove and transfer on a kitchen napkin to drain excess oil.
7. Serve with potato baji (recipe below).
8. ENJOY!

POTATO BAJI

Ingredients:

6 potatoes

3 medium onions (chopped)

1/2" ginger (finely chopped)

3 cloves garlic (crushed)

1 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin/jeera seeds

1 sprig curry leaves

2 long green chillies (slit or chopped)

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp sambar powder 

1/2 lemon - juice (optional)

Steps:

1. Boil potatoes well and mash them lightly and keep aside.
   
   
2. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add jeera and fry. 
3. Add crushed garlic, chillies and curry leaves and fry.
4. Add onion and cook for 1 minute so they are still crunchy.  
5. Add mashed potatoes and mix well. 
6. Add turmeric, salt and sambar powder and mix well.
7. Squeeze lemon juice and mix well (optional).
8. ENJOY!

Notes:

• Variation: Peel carrots and cut in cubes and boil with the potatoes.