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Poori Masala Recipe

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Poori Masala with step by step pictures. Poori masala is also called as poori kizhangu or poori curry. It is a mildly spiced potato curry or potato masala which has onions, ginger, seasoning, green chillies and potatoes. This curry goes well with poori / puri.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. About this Recipe
2. Ingredients for Poori masala
3. 📖 Recipe
4. Version 1: Basic Poori Masala (poori kizhangu)
5. Version 2: Poori Masala with Peas
6. Version 3: Poori Masala with Gram Flour (Hotel Style)
7. Version 4: Poori Masala with Tomatoes
8. How to Serve Poori Masala

Puri Curry / Poori Masala 

Poori Masala Recipe - Poori Kizhangu Recipe with Step wise pictures. If we make poori, there should be potato masala with it…They both are the perfect match made in heaven I THINK…If you agree with it, I love you…It is made with potatoes, I added some peas because I love that..But traditionally they wont add peas so You can skip it if you want.

I have a version of poori masala which they serve in restaurants in my blog..It is a recipe given by my perimma. You can make it if you want..You can check it here. This is the version which they will traditionally serve with poori..And I will post the traditional poori soon..I hope you will love it and let me know what you think.

About this Recipe

This is a simple basic potato curry / kizhangu curry for poori. This is super easy to make and taste so delicious. I have shared many version of aloo bhaji, this is a simple version which is my all time favourite. You can serve this with dosa or with some bread too.

Poori masala or poori kizhangu is a mildly spiced potato masala which is usually served with poori / puri.

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Ingredients for Poori masala

 

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ingredients for poori masala

  • Potatoes - 5 small cooked, peeled and mashed roughly
  • Oil - 1 tblspn
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -  1 tsp
  • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu -  1 tsp
  • Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi a pinch
  • Curry Leaves a sprig
  • Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Green Chilli - 3 chopped
  • Water as needed
  • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander Leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped

How to Make Poori Masala

  1. Heat oil in a pan, add in the seasoning ingredients and let them sizzle.
  2. Add in onions and green chillies, saute till it gets soft.  In goes ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
  3. Season with salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
  4. Add in besan and mix well. Fry for a min. Add in tomatoes and toss well for a min.
  5. Pour in water and mix well. Add in potatoes and mix well.
  6. Bring it to a boil and simmer for few mins.
  7. Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.

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Poori Masala Recipe | Poori Curry | Poori Kizhangu Recipe | Puri Bhaji Recipe

Potato masala / Aloo Bhaji. Basic potato curry recipe which can be served with poori for breakfast. This can be served with some pav bread.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 210 kcal

Ingredients
  

Version 1: Basic Poori Masala

  • Oil - 1 tblsp
  • Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi a pinch
  • Onions - 3 large sliced thinly
  • Green Chillies - 3 to 4 slit
  • Potatoes - 2 large boiled peeled and mashed
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Version 2: Poori Masala with Peas

  • Potato - 3 large peeled cubed
  • Peas - ½ cup - I used Frozen Optional
  • Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
  • Green Chilli - 2 or to taste
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

  • Oil- 1 tblspn
  • Mustard seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
  • Channa dal / kadalai paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal / Ulundu - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 1 spring

Version 3: Poori Masala with Gram Flour(Besan)

  • Onion- 4 large thinly sliced
  • Potato – 2 boiled till soft
  • Green Chilli-4 or to taste
  • Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan – 1 tblspn
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam-1 tsp
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku-1 tsp
  • Urad Dal / Channa Dal-1 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi / Haldi-1 tsp
  • Curry leaves- 1 spring
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil-3 tblspn
  • Cilantro / Coriander Leaves – for garnishing
  • Lemon Juice-1 tsp Optional

Version 4: Poori Masala with Tomatoes

  • Potatoes - 5 small cooked, peeled and mashed roughly
  • Oil - 1 tblspn
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -  1 tsp
  • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu -  1 tsp
  • Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi a pinch
  • Curry Leaves a sprig
  • Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
  • Green Chilli - 3 chopped
  • Tomato - 1 chopped roughly
  • Besan / Gram Flour / Kadalai mavu - 2 tblspn
  • Water as needed
  • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander Leaves - 3 tblspn finely chopped

Instructions
 

Version 1: Basic Poori Masala

  • Heat oil in a pan, crackle mustard seeds and urad dal. Add asafoetida and let it sizzle.
  • Add in onions, chillies and mixwell. Add salt and cover the onions with a lid and cook for 5 to 8 mins on low flame till onions turn soft.
  • Add in turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Add in water and bring it to a boil.
  • Add potatoes and mix well.
  • Serve with poori.

Version 2: Poori Masala with Peas

  • Start by cooking the potatoes. Take cubed potatoes in a sauce pan and cover it with water untill the potatoes are just covered . Bring it to a boil, simmer and cook for 15-20 mins untill the potatoes are cooked completely. If there is so much water, you can drain, or keep it as it is..
  • Heat oil in a kadai and add all the seasoning ingrediants. Fry it for 1 min.
  • Now add in onions, green chilli, salt and turmeric and mix well. Cover and cook till it gets translucent..It will take around 5 mins.
  • Now add in the peas and mix well. Add in cooked potatoes along with any water in it.
  • Use a wooden spoon and start mashing the potatoes till it get the right consistency.Simmer it for 5 mins.
  • Serve it with poori.

Version 3: Poori Masala with Gram Flour(Besan)

  • Take cooked potatoes in a bowl and mash it up. Don’t mash it completely, you want some pieces of potatoes in the curry. Now add some salt, turmeric powder, gram flour and mix well.Add some water and make into a smooth mixture.Set this aside for a moment.
  • Now heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard, cumin, urad dal, channa dal, curry leaves and fry for 30 sec.
  • Add onions and green chillies and mix well..Add salt to this so that the water from the onions comes out and the onions cook till soft. You don’t need to brown the onions here. Cover the pan and cook on a slow flame for 8-10 mins.
  • Now add the potato mixture in this and some water to make it a thick gravy. Adjust the water as per your wish.
  • Cover and cook on a slow flame for 10-15 mins. Stir inbetween to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
  • Add cilantro and lemon juice as per your taste.
  • Serve this with Poori.

Version 4: Poori Masala with Tomatoes

  • Heat oil in a pan, add in the seasoning ingredients and let them sizzle.
  • Add in onions and green chillies, saute till it gets soft. 
  • Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min. in goes salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
  • Add in besan and mix well. Fry for a min. Add in tomatoes and toss well for a min.
  • Add in water and mix well. Add in potatoes and mix well. Bring it to a boil and simmer for few mins.
  • Add in coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.

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Nutrition Facts
Poori Masala Recipe | Poori Curry | Poori Kizhangu Recipe | Puri Bhaji Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
Calories 210
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Version 1: Basic Poori Masala (poori kizhangu)

1)Boil some potatoes

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2)Peel the skins offPin

3)Mash it roughlyPin

4)Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and urad dalPin

5)Add in asafoetidaPin

6)Let it sizzle.Pin

7)Add in onions and green chillies.Pin

8)Add in saltPin

9)Mix wellPin

10)Cover and cook for 10 minsPin

11)Now the onions are softPin

12)Add turmeric powderPin

13)Mix wellPin

14)Add in waterPin

15)Bring it to a boil.Pin

16)Simmer for 5 mins.Pin

17)Add in potatoesPin

 

18)Mix wellPin

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Version 2: Poori Masala with Peas

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Take all your ingredients
 
 
 
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Cook till the potato is tender
 
 
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Heat oil and add mustard and cumin
 
 
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add urad dal and channa dal
 
 
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fry well
 
 
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add onions
 
 
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salt
 
 
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turmeric
 
 
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green chilli and mix well
 
 
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cover it and simmer
 
 
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until onions are cooked and transparent
 
 
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add peas
 
 
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and mix well
 
 
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add in cooked potatoes along with any water in that
 
 
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and mix
 
 
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use a wooden spoon to mash it up
 
 
 
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mash well
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till it gets the right consistency
 
 
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Done.
 
 

Version 3: Poori Masala with Gram Flour (Hotel Style)

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As I promised you in the morning, I am delivering you the masala recipe which is perfect with poori.This is my perimma’s recipe, she is a wonderful cook who gives lots of recipes for me. Here is her picture, I searched a lot of pictures and found the best among that.

This is one of the recipe which you get in restaurants, Actually this is the dish which we can find in our nearby small cafe or shops where they supply idli, dosa or stuffs like that. Amma buys it often from those shops for breakfast, since poori masala is a favorite one in our house.

Usually for poori masala we use lots of potatoes and less onions, but this one is vice versa. It has small amount of gram flour too which is quite unusual. One day perimma made this and bought for us, And it was so yummy with hot puffy poori. I definitely want to add this recipe in my blog.So I got the recipe from her and here I deliver you.

I served it with methi poori, which you can find here. This is a great filling for masala dosa as well, you can find the recipe here. Here you go to the step by step recipe with pictures.

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Take all your ingredients..I forgot to add turmeric in this..
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take your potatoes
 
 
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mash it little bit
 
 
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add gram flour
 
 
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add salt and turmeric powder
 
 
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pour some water
 
 
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and mix well
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heat oil and add mustard and cumin seeds
 
 
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Add channa dal and urad dal
 
 
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now add curry leaves
 
 
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add in onions and chillies
 
 
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season with salt and mix well
 
 
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cover and cook
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until all gets cooked
 
 
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now add potato mixture in this
 
 
 
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pour some water
 
 
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and mix well..Cook for few more minutes
 
 
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All done..
 
 
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Serve

 

Version 4: Poori Masala with Tomatoes

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This is one of the simplest potato curry you can make. Goes well with chapati or poori. Taste so good with  these and it has an addition of gram flour to this which makes it taste really good. I made this for lunch one day and served it with cherry lemonade and roti and the meal was yummy..
 
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Pictorial:
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Take potatoes in a pressure cooker and cook till they are soft
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peel off the skin
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mash it roughly and set aside
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Take all your ingredients
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add in seasoning ingredients
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fry for a min
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add in onions and chillies
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saute for a min or so
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add in ginger garlic paste
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add in salt and turmeric powder
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mix well
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add in besan
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fry for a min
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add in tomatoes
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mix well
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pour in water
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mix well
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bring it to a boil
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add in potatoes
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mix well
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simmer for few mins 
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add in coriander and mix well
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the curry will thicken as it stands
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Serve
 
 

How to Serve Poori Masala

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  1. Biny Anoop

    wow thx for the share...regards to periamma

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  2. Padhu

    Love to have it anytime.Looks tempting

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  3. faseela

    Awesome recipe.........convey thanx 2 periamma

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  5. vidhas

    great combo. different style of masala. thanks to you and your periyamma, nice explanation.

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  6. Nalini's Kitchen

    wonderful poori masala...

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  7. Priya (elaichii)

    very well explained! Poori masala is so yummy looking !

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  8. sangee vijay

    this is really a yummy version and great with poori...thanks to your Perimma for sharing the recipe...will try it soon n let u know 🙂

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  10. Pavani

    Curry looks so goooooood. I've to make this soon.

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  11. Catherine

    I just love this cooking. Thank you for the step by step pictures. It makes it so much easier to learn. Blessings, Catherine xo

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  12. Amina Khaleel

    poori masala looks delicious... will try this version soon... thanks for sharing..

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  13. Amy

    your blog posts make me hungry always,I love to see this spicy & delicious appearence...Anyway pl convey my regards to your periamma....

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  14. Ann

    Oh, that looks SO amazing! I love the flavor combination....Thanks for sharing such a lovely recipe!

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  15. Chitra

    that's a very lovely potato masala definetely diff from what we do normally.....sure try aarthi .thanks to u and periamma...

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  16. Aruna Manikandan

    one of my fav....
    wonderful post arthi 🙂

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  17. Jayasri Ravi

    Yummy poori masala!

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  18. Srivalli

    Do thank your periamma for us..that masal looks very inviting!

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  19. Tina

    delicious...

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  20. Cool Lassi(e)

    Thanks to your Periamma for sharing this recipe. She is a sweet looking lady!

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  21. PriyaVaasu

    Very inviting curry!!!

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  22. Kanan

    looks amazing. nice recipe

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  23. faseela

    superb masala....

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  24. Mina Joshi

    Great dish to eat with pooris or any Indian breads.

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  25. Zareena

    A perfect with puris. My favorite curry.

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  26. meena

    ha poori bhaji. perfect for anytime aarthi

    its yummy yaar

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  27. Sharmilee! :)

    I am craving for poori masala now..looks so yum

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  28. S.Menaga

    Masala looks inviting!!

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  29. Hamaree Rasoi

    Simply delicious and yummy looking masala. Excellent preparation.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  30. Helene Dsouza

    puri masala tastes nice, but I wouldnt add that much hot chili in it. Great dish though!

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  31. Anu

    nowdays do this very rarely. nice one

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  32. maha

    looks so yum n feeling hungry......loved it....
    Maha

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  34. Achu's Amma's Kitchen

    delicious recipe..presentation is awesome

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  35. Indulge

    Lovely poori bhaji.
    Love Ash.

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  36. San

    Poori wtih potato masal is kind of a staple breakfast in the weekends. Your detailed version of making it is perfect.

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  37. Suja Manoj

    My all time favorite,you make me drool.

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  38. Food, Fun and Life in the Charente

    Your dishes are always so interesting. I have no idea how you manage to keep going with all the photos, I so often just forget! Diane

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  39. Teena Mary

    mmmmm....My all time favourite dish with Poori!! Looks really tasty!

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  40. Hema

    This is my favorite with pooris..

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  41. khushi

    its a perfect side dish with poori

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  42. Sreevalli

    Delicious curry.. I'm trying it today..

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  43. cookingvarieties

    hi aarthi, i dont have this kid of recipe over here, never seen before.. definitely i agree with yours and potatoes ha ha..
    anyway they do look very delicious. have a nice day

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  44. Shabitha Karthikeyan

    Perfect combo for Poori !! Love it !!

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  45. Biny Anoop

    u dont how much i love it...crispy puris with potato bhaji...

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  46. rekhas kitchen

    Poori masal yummmm alltime favorite yum...

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  47. Prathibha

    my fav combo..looks delicious

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  48. Gayathri Anand

    it's my fav. love it a lot

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  49. ♥LOVE2COOK MALAYSIA♥

    Poori is my fav,...that too with the potato masala. Yours makes me drool dear 🙂

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  50. Shanthi

    Looks wonderful and perfect

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  51. goldensylph

    Never too late to come to the party. Looks delicious. Thanks for posting with pictures. Joined your blog as a result. Return the favor and join mine? Different topics, but trending. Thanks.
    Carole

    http://www.thefatandtheskinnyonwellness.com/

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  52. Reena

    i MADE THis for breakfast with the exception being addition of garam masala..also made your ragi poori to go with it..was wondering how to utilise ragi flour in innovative ways when i saw your ragi poori and ragi idli recipes..thanks a lot for your wonderful recipes .
    Reena

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  53. vasantha

    thank you so much for this wonderful receipe...loved it...

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  54. Tina Chahal

    Dear Aarti
    I am in a need to make khari chawal. The khari is made with yogurt and channa dal. Could you please email it to me or post it on the facebook?
    Thanks

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  55. Tina Chahal

    Hi Aarti
    Please give the recipe on punjabi khari made with gram flour and yogurt.
    This khari has a great flavour with kari patta

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  56. chetna.l

    Thank you Aarthi... We get lots of options for lunch and dinner but very few for breakfast that too for Sunday mornings.... This is amazing... Dal with poori had become monotonous.... This is a good change...

    If you get the time please also share some receipes that could be packed in tiffin box... Thank you....

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  57. ps

    Hi Aarthi
    I tried your potato curry and methi poori and it was so good.
    Thanks very much for ur recipes.

    Best Regards
    Satish and Padmaja

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  58. Prema Latha

    really yummy ur blog very use to me thank u

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  59. Maha Lakshmi

    Hi Aarthi,
    Tried this poori masala today morning.
    It came out Yummy.
    Thanks to you and Perimma:-)
    Reminds me of my perimma preparing this kind of poori masala in my childhood

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  60. Anonymous

    how r the green chillies slit

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    • Aarthi

      just cut the ends little open

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