Dal Puri
Soft and mouth watering Puri stuffed with lentil mixture
Prep time overnight
Cook time 30 mins
Serves 4-6 Puri
Makes 4-6 Puri
CuisineBengali
CourseSnacks
DifficultyMedium
DietaryVegetarian
Main Ingredients Chana DalDal Puri is a Bengali recipe which is like the normal Puri but is stuffed with Bengal gram mixture. It's simple and is filling. This is also a popular roadside snack in Bengal. You will find many people gathering to local snack shops to have dal Puri with Aloo Subzi.
Dal Puri Ingredients
Steps
- Soak the lentils in water overnight or for a minimum of 5 hours.
- Drain the water and grind it to a smooth paste preferably without the water along with the green chilli. You can add 1 tsp of water if it's not forming a paste.
- In a wok heat a tablespoon of oil and sauté the cumin seeds and asafoetida.
- Add the lentil mixture along with red chilli powder, Garam masala powder, salt, ginger paste and roasted cumin powder.
- Mix well and cook till the lentil mixture changes the colour and the water has completely evaporated.
- Remove and keep aside to cool. Divide it into 4-6 portion
- In the meantime in a large bowl add the plain flour, salt, carom seeds and oil.
- Mix till it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add enough water to form a soft but not sticky dough.
- Divide it into 4-6 portions.
- Make a deep indentation into the dough and fill it with a portion of lentil mixture.
- Seal the dough .
- Roll it out with the help of oil and repeat for each of the dough.
- Heat enough oil in a wok and fry the Puri one at a time, Till they are fluffy and cooked.
- Remove and serve hot
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