Bajra Methi Poori | Methi Bajra Puri | Poori Recipes
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 10 pooris
 
Delicious and filling, bajra methi poori, for lunch or dinner
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup bajra flour
  • ½ Cup whole wheat flour/atta
  • 1 Cup methi leaves
  • ½ Tsp ajwain
  • ¼ Tsp turmeric
  • ½ Tsp yellu/sesame
  • ½ red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Tsp sugar
  • ½ Tsp jeera powder
  • ½ Tsp dhania/coriander powder
  • 1 Tbsp ghee
  • Water to knead dough
  • Oil for frying
Method
  1. In a bowl take the bajra flour and whole wheat flour
  2. To this add all spices and masalas, sesame, red chilli powder, ajwain, dhania powder, jeera powder, turmeric
  3. Sprinkle salt and sugar and mix all the ingredients together
  4. Clean, wash and finely chop methi leaves and add to the flour mixture
  5. Mix very well so that the leaves get mixed with the flour
  6. Add little ghee and crumble the mixture
  7. Now add water little by little
  8. Knead into a dough, apply ghee, cover and let it rest for 15-30 minutes
  9. Pinch a ball off the dough and roll into a poori
  10. The poori should be rolled slightly thick
  11. Slowly slide the poori in hot oil
  12. Splash oil on top of the poori and fry
  13. Remove onto paper towels
  14. Bajra methi poori is ready to serve with aamras and aloo rasedar
Notes
Wheat flour is added to bind the bajra flour to add some gluten to the dough

You can also add crushed green chilli and garlic to the dough if you want

Serve it with just achar and dahi if you want

You can also roast the rolled out poori like a roti on a tawa by applying little oil/ghee
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/bajra-methi-poori/