Methi Poori | Methi Puri | Poori Recipes
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4 people
 
Crispy and super delicious, a family favourite methi poori
Ingredients
  • 2 Cups fresh methi
  • 1½ Cups atta/whole wheat flour
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ Tsp kasuri methi
  • ½ Tsp jeera powder
  • ¼ Tsp turmeric
  • ½ Tsp garam masala
  • ½ Tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 Tsp dhania powder
  • ½" ginger
  • 1 green chilli
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 Tsp ghee + extra to knead
  • 1 Tbsp yogurt/curd
  • Oil to fry and roll pooris
Method
  1. Pick, clean and wash methi leaves
  2. Chop them fine and leave aside
  3. In a bowl, add the atta/whole wheat flour
  4. Add salt to taste
  5. Next add all spice powders, kasuri methi, jeera powder, turmeric, red chilli powder, dhania powder and garam masala
  6. Crush green chilli, garlic and ginger in a mortar or make a paste and add to atta mixture
  7. Next add ghee and chopped methi leaves
  8. Crumble and mix well
  9. Add curd and start kneading dough with little water
  10. Bring the dough together and make a tight dough
  11. Apply little oil
  12. Keep it covered with a wet cloth or kitchen towel
  13. Pinch dough balls and repeat until all dough is used
  14. Roll out pooris with little oil and ensure the pooris are rolled out evenly and a little thick
  15. Make all pooris and keep aside
  16. Heat oil until smoke starts to just come out of the hot oil
  17. Slide poori carefully into hot oil
  18. Splash oil over the poori and press gently
  19. Flip and puff up the poori, drain onto paper towel
  20. Repeat with all pooris
  21. Serve hot with pickle or aloo!
Notes
Ensure methi is fresh for great flavours

The dough should not be tight yet pliable to make soft et crispy pooris

These pooris taste best when made with whole wheat flour

Skip garlic as per your taste
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/methi-poori/