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The Perfectly Puffed Poori – Puri Recipe – Deep Fried Indian Bread ( WITH VIDEO)

May 4, 2012 By Aarthi 47 Comments

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Poori’s are my absolute favorite..There are days when we make poori’s thrice even four times a week.They are my favorite foods on the earth. Since i am in diet, since i have to reduce my waist line,since my wedding is very near, i am pushed to avoid this. I am missing my poori’s a lot.. The speciality of poori is it should be puff till you eat this, that why it is called a puuuu—-riiii.. But many of us find it really hard to get perfected in that. The poori’s will nicely puff up when they are in oil, but once you remove them from the oil, they shrunk like a airless balloon..You don’t need that right..So here i am giving you some tips to make the perfect poori, which stays puffed even they are cold..

https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2012/03/traditional-poori-masala-puri-masala.html

The key to make a perfect poori is to add some sooji in the dough, but when you add the sooji directly in the flour, it stays grainy and make the poori hard. So soak it first and make it soft before you add it in the flour. I have attached a video of how to fry the poori too, i think it will be helpful for you all. Poori must be accompanied by poori masala. I hope you will love this and tell me if you tried it..

The Perfectly Puffed Poori / Poori / Puri / Deep Fried Indian Bread ( WITH VIDEO)

Delicious puffy poori recipe. Perfect for breakfast. taste amazing when had with some spicy potato masala. This one is my favourite
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 11 minutes
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 serves
Aarthi
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • Wheat Flour / Atta - 2 cup
  • Rawa / Sooji / Semolina - 2 tblspn
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil- 2 tsp + for deep frying
  • Water as needed

Instructions

  • Take sooji in a bowl and pour some water over it.
  • Mix it well and allow it to soak for 10 mins.
  • Now take wheat flour, salt, oil and the soaked sooji in a bowl and mix with your hands so that everything is evenly mixed.
  • Slowly add in water and mix well and make into a dough.
  • Knead the dough for 5 mins so that it gets smooth and even.
  • Apply some drops of oil on the top and cover it with a bowl.
  • Let it rest for 30 mins.
  • Now take a portion out of the dough and spread it in to a large thin sheet.
  • Take a sharp edge cutting tool( I used a lid of a steel container) and cut small circles out of it.
  • Do all the dough like this.
  • You can just divide the dough into small balls and roll it out into small pooris too.
  • Now time to fry. Heat oil for deep frying. When it is hot drop the poori in and press the top so that it puffs up.
  • Cook on both sides till they turn golden.
  • Drain and serve with korma or potato masala.
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RECIPE IN ENGLISH:

RECIPE IN TAMIL:

Pictorial:

Take all your ingrediants

Soak sooji/rawa in water for 10 mins

Take flour, sooji, oil and salt in a bowl

and mix them well

slowly add in water

and make a dough

Take a portion of the dough

and roll it

cut it into small circles

all done

Now fry them in oil

Press on the top with the spoon

so that it puffs up

drain and serve

All beautifully puffed up poori

Enjoy
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  1. Anu

    May 4, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    Yum puffed puris

    Reply
  2. Nithu Bala

    May 4, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    Really a useful post Arthi. Thanks for giving a nice tip..love the addition of sooji for perfect puffy poori. Nice pictures and video.

    Reply
  3. Chef Mireille

    May 4, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    they look so perfect…light & airy!

    Reply
  4. Chitra

    May 4, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    I was telling my hubby by seeing in a hotel how the puri stayed puffy for a long time. now u posted the secret ing. thnx a lot 🙂

    Reply
  5. LA COCINERA DE BETULO

    May 4, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Estos panecillos han de estar muy buenos y son fáciles de hacer.
    Besos.

    Reply
  6. yummylittlecooks

    May 4, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    These poori looks wonderful, they puff up nicely.

    Reply
  7. Roshni

    May 4, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    perfect pooris… love the effort u have taken to post this

    Reply
  8. Ushnish Ghosh

    May 4, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    Dear Aarthi
    Finally could open the blog ( but photos could not see). Thats a great idea. Never used suji in Puri before…but have used in Golgappa mix long long back..I like the idea of soaking the suji…Will try soon.
    Have a nice weekend

    Reply
  9. Ushnish Ghosh

    May 4, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    Dear Aarthi
    Finally could open the blog ( but photos could not see). Thats a great idea. Never used suji in Puri before…but have used in Golgappa mix long long back..I like the idea of soaking the suji…Will try soon.
    Have a nice weekend

    Reply
  10. Ushnish Ghosh

    May 4, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    Dear Aarthi
    Finally could open the blog ( but photos could not see). Thats a great idea. Never used suji in Puri before…but have used in Golgappa mix long long back..I like the idea of soaking the suji…Will try soon.
    Have a nice weekend

    Reply
  11. Hema

    May 4, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    Perfectly shaped and beautifully done..

    Reply
  12. Poornima

    May 5, 2012 at 12:32 am

    Aarthi, this is the best recipe ever. I love pooris a lot too but i had never perfected the art of getting them to puff up properly. When I saw this recipe, I couldn't wait to try. I followed your instructions to the T and it came out so well, not a single poori shrunk from a batch of 20. My husband was so impressed, he kept asking me how I managed to make such perfect ones :). Thank you from the bottom of my heart and keep up the fantastic work.

    Reply
  13. Mythreyi

    May 5, 2012 at 3:36 am

    They sure puffed like ballon Aarathi..!! I can never make poori like this, will follow your tips next time..

    -Mythreyi
    Yum! Yum! Yum!

    Reply
  14. shalu

    May 5, 2012 at 6:25 am

    Excellent puris..Thank you so much becoz of you i have learnt to make puris.

    Reply
  15. Saraswathi Iyer

    May 5, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Looks delicious and perfect. My fav dear. Hows wedding preparations going on. Keep few recipes on stock for Satish too:-)

    Reply
  16. Meena

    May 5, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Hi aarthi, when is your wedding day.. hope you would continue with your wonderful recipes

    do check out this post when you get time

    i have tagged you

    http://chattersmusings.blogspot.in/2012/05/lets-get-tagged.html

    Reply
  17. Aarthi

    May 5, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    @Meena Its on May 17th…Yes i will check it out

    Reply
  18. Mari

    May 5, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    Aarthi, love this! The bread looks so yummy, I am sure it will make my tummy very happy!

    Have an awesome weekend.

    Reply
  19. Jagruti

    May 5, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    Thanks for the great tip of soaking the sooji 🙂

    Reply
  20. Hari Chandana

    May 5, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    Woww.. looks absolutely perfect.. gr8 job 🙂
    Indian Cuisine

    Reply
  21. Ramya

    May 6, 2012 at 4:41 am

    What a great tip Aarthi! Will def come handy:-)

    Reply
  22. R.Punitha

    June 21, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Hi Aarthi ,

    poori and masala nicely made and perfectly presented…

    Keep on Aarthi:)

    http://www.southindiafoodrecipes.blogspot.in

    Reply
  23. Muthulakshmi Raghuraman

    August 30, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Hi Aarthi, while searching some recipes, I just came across your blog. Really, I am so thankful to you for having posted so much recipes with its pictorial presentation (this is the highlight of your blog).

    Usually when I prepare Poori, it absorbs too much oil, and I used maida and wheat (mixture of both) before. But after reading your blog, to start with, I tried Poori with the ingredients that you had mentioned. It came very very nice, it was soft and puffy. Thank you so much. Your blog relieves all my worries about cooking, everyday I can open up your blog, read the dishes and I can start cooking immediately.

    Congrats and keep on posting more recipes. Warm regards for your marriage life.

    With love,
    Lakshmi.

    Reply
  24. Prami Pramitha

    October 28, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    You are having a wonderful cooking site with super delicious recipes…keep going on…and thankz for giving an idea for making poori puff…

    Reply
  25. sona alex

    August 11, 2013 at 7:21 am

    Hai arathi today i tried ur recepie…it was soft..bt one pblm it was not puffy in some portions…since im nt having any round shaped boxes to cut i pressed it normally…is that a pblm…can u plz help me…

    Reply
  26. Aarthi

    August 11, 2013 at 7:40 am

    @sona alex Make sure the dough is stiff and the oil which you fry is hot. Then your pooris will turn out good. Cutting the poori in roundles is not a issue..But when you roll make sure you roll it in rounds.

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    September 24, 2014 at 8:41 pm

    Aarthi I like all purpose flour instead of wheat flour…so can I replace?
    waiting for reply….

    Reply
  28. Aarthi

    September 25, 2014 at 5:51 am

    @Anonymousyou can use half wheat and half all purpose flour

    Reply
  29. Anonymous

    October 3, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    Nice idea will defntly try… but one more suggestion… a puri press thats available in market .. can get the job done in half an hour for a family of four. Infact.. puuris are our simplest dish.

    Reply
  30. Anonymous

    October 3, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    Puri press makes sure all puris r round

    Reply
  31. Reem

    December 18, 2014 at 6:29 am

    Hey aarthi,
    Can we preserve the left over dough for later use???

    Reply
  32. Aarthi

    December 18, 2014 at 11:51 am

    @Reemyes u can store it in fridge in a air tight container for a week.

    Reply
  33. fiona khan

    February 27, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    Excellent. Just love it

    Reply
  34. Dhisha Biju

    June 5, 2015 at 8:47 am

    LUks so lovely and tempting..will try adding sooji from now onwards..

    Reply
  35. Dhisha Biju

    June 5, 2015 at 8:48 am

    Tempting looking puris..loved it!!

    Reply
  36. Anonymous

    October 7, 2015 at 5:35 pm

    Hi arthi , my poori never gets puff and it's always hardened n I use oil to roll the dough into shape but mom says I shouldn't use oil . And I use peanut oil , which oil u prefer I should use ? Otherwise I use same recepie as urs and my poori puff one side and when I turn it or flip it other side it doesn't puff it becomes like applam !

    Reply
  37. Aarthi

    October 12, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    @Anonymousi think the dough is not hard enough. The dough has to be smooth with not rough patches, so knead it well and also it has to be stiff

    Reply
  38. Anonymous

    October 22, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    Hi, thank you so much for this recipe. I tried it and the puri was not puffing up and became little hard also after frying.
    Pls help.

    Reply
  39. Aarthi

    October 29, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    @Anonymousi think ur dough must not be stiff enough and the oil is not hot enough

    Reply
  40. VVSM

    June 10, 2016 at 4:51 am

    What a wonderful tip…I made the pooris toda and it turned out awesome puffed pooris.Thanks Aarthi…

    Reply
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  42. Mystica

    August 4, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    Followed receipe meticulously. The pooris came out very well. Thanks

    Reply
  43. abinaya

    September 23, 2016 at 7:03 pm

    Hi aarthi,is there any way to contact u.already filled and sent a contact form.

    Reply
  44. Varsha Amit

    October 16, 2016 at 5:32 am

    Awesome yummy puffy poori's. Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
  45. Unknown

    December 4, 2016 at 11:34 am

    Aarthi..i forgot to soak rava n directly added to wheat.now what should i do..shld i continue with it .will it turn just the way you mentioned.plz help

    Reply
  46. amina rafeeq

    December 4, 2016 at 11:36 am

    I forgot to soak rava and directly added to wheat.should i continue and follow the recipe or itz waste now.

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      December 5, 2016 at 6:39 pm

      u can continue it

      Reply

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