Moong Dal Halwa – Quick Moong Dal Sheera Recipe

This is an easy and quick version of moong dal halwa / moong dal sheera. I followed this recipe from Tarla Dalal’s website. Usually moong dal halwa takes more time to cook. But this is a quick recipe that can be prepared under 30 minutes. As it is prepared without khoya, I tried it immediately. It came out very well. 

I have tasted moong dal halwa in many North Indian Lunch buffet. I love its coarse texture and softness. When I prepared this recipe, I was very happy that I could make a similar one at home easily. Friends, do try this quick moong dal halwa recipe without khoya. You will love it for sure.  I took a video for this recipe. I will try to add it tomorrow. Now lets check out the recipe with step by step pictures.

Do check out my easy atta halwa / wheat flour halwa, Corn flour halwa/ Karachi halwa,  Badam halwa, easy beetroot halwa !

I have a happy news to share with you all. Chitra’s Food Book has been selected under Top 100 Vegetarian Blogs in feedspot.  Thank you Anuj !

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Moong dal halwa at room temperature

Moong Dal Halwa - How To Make Quick Moong Dal Halwa Recipe

Quick and easy moong dal halwa recipe without khoya

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 3-4

Prep time: 120 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 140 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Yellow moong dal - 1/2 cup Boiled milk - 1/2 cup Water - 1/2 cup Sugar - 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp ( actual recipe used 1/2 cup)  Melted ghee - 1/2 cup Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp Kesar / saffron thread - 1/2 tsp (soak in 1 tbsp water) Cashews, badam - 2 tbsp ( chopped)

METHOD

1. Wash and soak moong dal in hot water for 2 hours.
2. Drain the water completely and dry grind the dal to a paste without adding water.
3. Strain the ground paste through a thin cloth. Squeeze the water content.
4. Heat ghee in a kadai. Add ground paste and saute in medium flame till it becomes golden brown.
5. Add milk + Water and cook till thick. Add sugar, mix well.
6. Cover and Cook for 5 minutes in low flame. Mix well.Add cardamom powder, saffron.
7. When the halwa starts to leave the sides of pan, remove and garnish with nuts. Serve warm.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak moong dal in hot water for 2 to 3 hours.Drain the water completely. Grind to a slightly coarse paste without adding water.Set aside. Chop the nuts finely. Soak saffron in 1 tbsp warm water.Keep aside. Take a thin cloth and put the ground paste.Squeeze it well and remove the water content. Now the paste looks dry without moisture. Heat ghee in a kadai. Keep the flame low and add the paste. Mix well till it spreads well with ghee. Cook in medium flame for 12 to 15 minutes till it becomes golden brown and crumbly. Add milk and water. Mix well till 3/4 th of the milk + water is absorbed by the moong dal paste. After it becomes slightly thick, add sugar and mix well. Mixture becomes a semi liquid. Cover and cook in very low flame for 5 minutes. Open and  mix well. When it starts to leave the sides of pan, add cardamom powder. saffron thread soaked in little water ( soak 1/2 tsp saffron in 1 tbsp water).Mix well. Halwa becomes thick and starts to leave the sides of kadai with traces of ghee, switch off the flame. No need to wait for the ghee to release. If you stir more, halwa becomes hard after cool down. Remove the halwa in a bowl and garnish with chopped nuts.  When the halwa becomes warm, it becomes non-sticky and well set. Enjoy when warm for best taste.  You can store this halwa upto 3 days in refrigerator. You can reheat it in a kadai , microwave or dosa tawa adding 1 tsp ghee to serve it fresh everytime.

Note

You can skip milk and use water completely. Do not reduce the quantity of ghee. Halwa becomes hard. Do not cook the halwa for more time after adding sugar. Sugar caramelizes and hardens the halwa. Remove the halwa as soon as it starts to leave the sides of pan. Straining the ground moong dal paste in cloth helps to remove the water content. Hence it cooks quickly.

Try this easy, yummy Moong dal halwa and enjoy !

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Carrot Halwa With Khoya In Pressure Cooker–Gajar Ka Halwa With Khoya

Yesterday I prepared carrot halwa with khoya in pressure cooker (Gajar Ka Halwa With Khoya) without using milk/condensed milk for the first time. I made it for my Thursday Guru Pooja prasad. It came out very well. As I made in pressure cooker, I made it very quickly and easily. Carrot halwa is my favorite dessert in restaurant. 

My Lunch buffet in restaurants would be incomplete without tasting hot carrot halwa with a scoop of cold vanilla ice cream. Its a divine combo. Long back I had shared carrot halwa (Gajar halwa in Hindi) recipe without khoya in pressure cooker. In that recipe, I used milk to cook carrot. But here I made it without milk as we are adding khoya in it. I used water instead of milk. So the color of my halwa came out bright in color.It tasted like the one we get in sweet shops and hotels. I was very happy with the results. You too give this recipe a try and share your feedback with me. 

I have also shared some tips and variations in the method with step by step pictures section for better understanding. Hope beginners would try this carrot halwa recipe and make it easily. So, lets see how to make Carrot halwa/Gajar ka halwa with khoya in a pressure cooker.

 

Also check out my easy beetroot halwa in a pressure cooker which is a super hit recipe in this website. If you want make carrot halwa in a kadai instead of cooker, you can looks at THIS RECIPE.

Carrot halwa with khoya in pressure cooker - Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe

How to make carrot halwa with khoya / Gajar halwa with khoya in pressure cooker

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Grated carrot - 2 cups ( I used 4 medium sized carrots) Sugar - 1/3 cup (Granulated crystal sugar) Grated or crumbled khoya - 1/3 cup  ( I used milky mist brand) Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp Water - 5 tbsp ( You can also use boiled milk) Ghee - 2 tbsp Cashews - Few

HOW TO MAKE CARROT HALWA WITH KHOYA

1. Crumble or grate khoya, set aside. 
2. Wash,peel skin and grate carrot in big holed grater.
3. Heat ghee in pressure cooker base and roast cashews. Saute carrot till raw smell goes off.
4. Add water and cook in high flame for 2 whistles. Carrot cook well and becomes soft.
5. Add sugar and mix till halwa starts to leaves the sides. Add khoya,cardamom powder. Switch off the flame immediately.
6. Mix well till Khoya combines with carrot. Remove and let it cool down.
7. Halwa becomes non-sticky when it becomes warm. Serve warm & enjoy with ice cream. 

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Grate or crumble khoya. Set aside. Wash and peel the skin of carrot. Grate it using a big holed grater. Keep it aside. Heat ghee in a pressure cooker base.Roast cashews till golden. Add grated carrot and saute well for 5 to 7 minutes in medium flame till raw smell vanishes completely. Carrot turns pale orange in color. If you don’t saute properly, halwa smells raw. Add water(If you want dark colored halwa) Or milk and pressure cook in high flame for 2 whistles. Remove the lid after steam is released completely. Carrot becomes soft and cook well. If you find any moisture content or water in the cooked carrot, saute well in high flame till it becomes dry. Add sugar and mix in medium flame.Sugar melts and halwa becomes watery. Keep mixing in medium flame till halwa starts to become slightly thick and leave the sides of cooker. Do not wait for it to become too thick. Lower the flame completely. Add cardamom powder, crumbled khoya. Mix well and Switch off the flame immediately. Mix till khoya spreads with carrot in off fire. Heat of the carrot is sufficient to partially melt & mix the khoya. No need to mix till khoya melts completely. Khoya should be visible here and there just like the ones served in hotels & sweet shops. Halwa may look sticky when its hot. But when it turns warm, it becomes non-sticky and comes to right texture. You can reheat in microwave oven for 1 minute in high power and serve hot if you like OR enjoy it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This halwa stays good for one day without refrigeration and up to 3 days with refrigeration. If you refrigerate the halwa, you can reheat it at the time of serving. Enjoy !

Note

If you want carrot to be visible in the halwa,you must use a grater with big sized holes. Carrot halwa smells raw if you don’t saute it well. By the time you saute, carrot gets half cooked. Pressure cooking helps carrot to cook quickly. I added little water to cook carrot as I wanted bright colored halwa. Adding milk makes the halwa pale orange in color. As we are adding khoya,there is no need to add milk for cooking carrot. But cooking in milk makes the halwa more rich. Do not add more khoya than the mentioned quantity. It makes the halwa sticky.   Do not add less sugar. It makes the halwa smell raw. Do not stir the halwa for long time after adding sugar. Sugar caramelizes and halwa becomes chewy.

Try this easy, yummy Carrot halwa with khoya and enjoy with ice cream!

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How To Make Chole For Bhature & Puri – Chole Recipe Video

Chole Recipe/ Chole ki sabji also known as Black chana masala is the perfect side dish for Bhature/ bhatura and puri. Chole bhatura is the one of the popular breakfast & lunch combo in North India. Its originated from Punjab. Authentic Punjabi chole recipe calls for using fresh Chole masala powder. Today I have shared an easy chole recipe I got from a cookbook by Nita Mehta.

In this recipe, I have used store bought chana masala powder. It came out really well and tasty. We enjoyed it with bhature for our weekend lunch. To make black colored chole, we need to add tea bags or dried amla powder while cooking kabuli chana. Also we have to use Anardhana powder ( Pomegranate seeds powder) , dhania powder, chole masala powder and roasted cumin powder in the masala. I was able to achieve its color to some extent as I used less tea powder. This is one of the easy chole recipe as it has no grinding works. If you are looking for chole recipe with homemade chole masala powder, please check my Punjabi lunch menu post in which I had shared an authentic chole recipe. Soon I will try to make a separate post. I will share the bhatura recipe in this week. Now lets see how to make Chole recipe for Bhatura with step by step pictures and video !

Do check out my easy chana masala using pressure cooker and Chola poori recipe 

Chole Recipe / How to make Chole for Bhatura

Chole recipe - How to make chole for bhatura and puri.

Cuisine: North Indian

Category: Main course

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 hours

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 10H20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

To pressure cook (1 cup - 250ml) Kabuli chana/ White chana - 1 cup Baking soda - 1/4 tsp Tea powder - 2 tsp ( tie in a cloth ) OR 2 teabags Cinnamom - 2 inch Cardamom - 2 nos ( Use black cardamom if you have) Cloves - 2 nos ( Optional) Water - 2.5 to 3 cups To Saute & Cook Cooking oil - 4 tbsp Big onion - 2 no ( finely chopped) Ripe tomato - 5 nos ( Medium sized, finely chopped) Green chilli - 2 nos ( finely chopped) Ginger - 2 inch piece (Finely chopped or julienned) Anardhana powder/ Dried Pomegranate seeds powder – 1.5 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Dhania powder - 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1 tsp Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp Chana masala powder - 2 tsp ( I used MDH brand) Sugar - 1/4 tsp (Optional) Salt - as needed

HOW TO MAKE CHOLE RECIPE

1. Wash and soak Chana overnight or 10 hours in required water.
2. Pressure cook Chana adding tea bags, whole spices and baking soda.
3. Cook for 2 whistles in low flame. Remove the tea bag after its cooked.
4. Heat oil in a kadai. Saute onion adding anardhana till brown. Add tomato,chilli & ginger.
5. Saute till mushy. Add spice powders, cook till oil separates.
6. Lastly add cooked chana with water, simmer gravy for 10 minutes. Serve with bhatura !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and soak kabuli chana (white chana) for 10 hours or overnight. Chana becomes more than doubled in quantity after its soaked. I got around 2.5 cups. Drain the soaked water. In a pressure cooker base, take soaked chana, baking soda, 2 tea bags or 2 tsp tea powder tied in a thin cotton cloth, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Add 2.5 to 3 cups of water. Pressure cook in very low flame for 2 to 3 whistles. Chana cooks soft and becomes black in color. Remove and squeeze the tea bag slightly. Discard it. Keep the cooker aside. Heat oil in a kadai. Saute onions till transparent. Add anardhana powder and saute till onions turn brown in color without burning.  Now add finely chopped tomato, ginger and green chilli. Add required salt and saute till tomato becomes mushy Then add red chilli powder, dhania powder, garam masala powder, sugar and cumin powder. Saute till onion separates from the gravy. It takes 5 to 7 minutes. Add the cooked chana along with black water and whole spices added in the cooker. Mix well and add chana masala powder/chole masala powder. Mix well and check for taste. Add more salt & spice powders if needed. Boil the gravy for 10 minutes in medium flame till it comes to desired consistency. I made it thick. You can make it slightly watery if you like. Switch off the flame and serve hot with bhatura or puri. Enjoy !

Note

Addition of tea bags is essential to get black colored chana after cooking. So do not skip it. Adding Anardhana powder is for flavor and to get dark colored chole masala. You can also use store bought chole masala powder instead of chana masala powder. Adjust the quantity of spice powders as per your taste.

Try this easy, yummy Chole masala recipe at home. Enjoy with bhatura !

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Rice Kheer Recipe Without Condensed Milk – Chawal Ki Kheer With Video

When I posted North Indian Navratri recipes for 9 days, I found Rice kheer recipe (Chawal ki kheer in Hindi) is one of the most important prasad recipes offered on Navratri 3rd day for Mata Chandraghanta & 8th day for Maa MahaGauri & Kanya puja. So I wanted to try rice kheer and post in my food book. Usually I make South Indian rice kheer (Paal payasam in Tamil) by roasting and pressure cooking rice in milk. But North Indian kheer is prepared in a different method. Authentically, basmati rice or long grain rice (Chawal) is soaked in water, cooked in full fat milk in an open kadai simmering in low flame for long time. As the rice gets cooked, quantity of milk is reduced. It becomes thick and creamy. Kheer gets a natural color & sweetness from rice & milk. Then cooked rice is sweetened with sugar, boiled till thick and then flavored with cardamom & garnished with nuts. It can be served warm or chilled as you like. It tastes finger licking delicious. I saw few recipes with condensed milk (Milk maid) instead of sugar but I went with the traditional procedure & used sugar. Some people also made it with left over rice.

As I had already posted Bengali Chaler Payesh, making this North Indian rice kheer was not so difficult for me as the procedure is similar. After watching many video recipes and websites, I could do it confidently. It came out really well and tasty. Even though the quantity of rice is less, the yield of this kheer is more. Sendhil & myself enjoyed it taking 2 to 3 servings. Do try this simple and easy rice kheer during this navratri, offer God and get her blessings. Soon I till try to post an easier version of this kheer by using pressure cooker & condensed milk.  Now Lets see how to make rice kheer recipe with step by step pictures and video !

Do refer my  18 payasam  / kheer varieties & Bengali Chaler Payesh recipes.

Rice kheer recipe / Chawal ki kheer

How to make Rice kheer recipe

Author: Chitra Ganapathy

Cuisine:North Indian
Category: Dessert
Serves: 4
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 25 Minutes

Ingredients (1 cup - 250ml)

• Basmati rice / long grain rice - 1.5 tbsp
• Full fat milk - 1/2 liter(2 cups)
• Sugar - 1/4 cup (1/3 cup for more sweetness)
• Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chopped cashews, badam & pista - handful
• Saffron threads - Few to garnish
• Rose petals - to garnish (optional)

How to make the recipe

1. Wash and soak rice in water for 30 mins to 1 hour.
2. Roll boil milk in a pan.
3. Add soaked rice, boil in medium flame.
4. Stir at regular intervals and boil till rice is cooked soft.
5. Add sugar, cardamom powder and boil till slightly thick.
6. Garnish with chopped nuts and serve warm or chilled.

Rice Kheer Recipe / Chawal Ki Kheer - Step by step photos

• Wash and soak rice in water for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Boil milk in a wide pan. When it roll boils, simmer the flame. Add the soaked rice.

  

• Cook rice in medium flame by stirring at regular intervals to avoid burnt bottom. It takes nearly 20 to 25 minutes for rice to cook. You can also cover cook for last 5 minutes to make the rice soft. But keep the flame very low.

  

• After rice is cooked, add sugar, cardamom powder.Sugar melts and kheer becomes watery.

  

• Boil till kheer becomes slightly thick.i.e when you pour, rice & milk should not separate. They should be well blended but pourable. This is the right consistency. Remember this kheer thickens when cool down. So add more boiled milk, adjust sugar if needed. Garnish with chopped nuts, saffron threads and serve warm or chilled by refrigerating it.

  

Notes

• Soaking helps the rice to cook quick & soft. If you don't have time, you can wash and cook the rice without soaking too.
• Add more sugar if you have sweet teeth, but not more than 1/3 cup.
• I have not used ghee. If you wish, you can roast the nuts in ghee and add to kheer.
• To make a quick version, you can cook rice & milk in a pressure cooker.
• You can also use condensed milk instead of sugar.Add 3 tbsp. Guess it will be enough.
• If you like kesar flavor, add saffron soaked milk.But color of kheer becomes yellow.

Easy to cook, delicious, festival special rice kheer is ready to enjoy !

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Navratri Recipes For 9 Days– South Indian & North Indian Prasadam Recipes

Here is the picture of our last year’s Golu!

South Indian, North Indian Navratri Recipes for 9 days golu at home . In this post, I have framed a list of Navarathri prasadam recipes of Tamil nadu, Andhra and North India for nine days as per my readers request. Last year I made a detailed post on how to keep golu at home. At that time, many of my readers asked me to make a post on Navratri naivedyam recipes list. So today I have come up with the list of prasad recipes like rice varieties, sweets, sundal recipes/snacks based on South Indian and North Indian Navratri festival. Hope this post will be helpful to you all.

Do refer my Navaratri recipes collection for more ideas.

TAMIL NADU RECIPES FOR NAVARATHRI

In Tamil nadu, during Navarathri people worship Goddess Durga for the first three days, Goddess Lakshmi for the second three days and Goddess Saraswathi for the last 3 days. People used to offer some sweets and sundal recipes for God in front of Golu. Even though navarathri is a 9 days festival, the day that comes before Navarathri i.e Amavasya and the day after Navratri where we celebrate the victory of good over evil as Vijayadasami, comes to 11 days. 

Married ladies & young girls are invited to home and we give thaamboolam along with a sundal variety or sweet as Golu prasadham. We usually keep the golu on Pradhamai day evening. So we offer sweet pongal/sakkarai pongal and chana sundal/kondakadalai sundal for neivedyam and we offer some fruits, rock candy on Vijayadasami day.

I have shared this table of naivedyam recipes by referring Nataraja Deekshithar’s blog post. He had given a clear explanation about Navaratri celebration in temples and its importance. He has also mentioned the list of flowers, leaves, kolam, fruits, Neivedyam and Raga to be used for Navratri 9 days. I took the neivedyam recipes, added 2 more recipes for each day morning & evening neivedyam and framed this table. 

I have given different sweet recipes, rice variety and sundal recipes for 9 days. You can alter the sweets and sundal varieties based on your liking. But the rice variety given here is as per the tradition according to Deekshithar’s post. So you can follow the same. I have linked all the recipes to my post. You can click on that to view the respective ones. I am yet to post few sundal recipes in this list. I will do it this week.  

I hope this table would be useful for people who wants to get some ideas for Navratri recipes. Ok, lets check the table below.

GOLU DAY EVENING (If you keep on Amavasya day)	SWEET PONGAL , CHANA SUNDAL
DAY 1	VEN PONGAL , RICE - MOONG DAL, GREEN GRAM SUNDAL(SWEET & SPICE)
DAY 2	RAVA KESARI , TAMARIND RICE ,  KARAMANI SWEET SUNDAL , SPICY SUNDAL
DAY 3	SAKKARAI PONGAL , PEPPER RICE / PARUPPU VADAI , PEANUT SUNDAL
DAY 4	WHEAT FLOUR APPAM , KADAMBA SADAM, PEAS SUNDAL
DAY 5	RICE PAYASAM , CURD RICE, RAJMA SUNDAL OR DOUBLE BEANS SUNDAL
DAY 6	RAVA LADOO , COCONUT RICE , FIELD BEANS SUNDAL OR MOONG DAL SUNDAL
DAY 7	RAW RICE IDLI , LEMON RICE , KADALA PARUPPU SUNDAL
DAY 8	COCONUT BURFI , PAAL SADAM , MULTI GRAIN SUNDAL
DAY 9(SARASWATHI POOJA)	AKKARA ADISAL , 5 RICE VARIETIES OR LUNCH MENU, VADA, BROWN CHANA SUNDAL Or CHANA DAL SUNDAL
DAY 10 (For Vijayadasami)	BETEL LEAVES & NUTS, FRUITS, ROCK CANDY OR DRY GRAPES

SOURCE: http://natarajadeekshidhar.blogspot.com/2010/10/08102010-16102010.html

  Apart from this list, you can refer more recipes in my collection of Navratri recipes post. Do check it !

ANDHRA RECIPES FOR NAVRATRI

In Andhra Pradesh, Navadurga  ( Nine aspects of Goddess Durga) is worshipped during Navratri. Varieties of  prasadam is offered to God on these nine days.

DAY 1	CHALIMIDI, VADA PAPPU, PARAMANNAM
DAY 2	SWEET BOONDI, CHICKPEAS
DAY 3	RAVA KESARI , PULIHORA
DAY 4	PONGALI
DAY 5	PULIHORA , PESARA BOORELU
DAY 6	ATUKULU, BELLAM, SENAGA PAPPU, COCONUT
DAY 7	KSHEERANNAM, BELLAM, SUGAR
DAY 8	GARELU, LEMON JUICE
DAY 9	CHAKKARA PONGALI
DAY 10	PULIHORA , GARELU

SOURCE: http://annapoorna-akshayam.blogspot.in/2011/10/dasara-navaratri-naivedyam-for-9-days.html

NORTH INDIAN NAVRATRI BHOG FOR 9 DAYS

In North India, People worship nine different forms of Maa Durga.

Day 1 – Maa Shailaputri to bless disease free life
Day 2 - Mata Brahmacharini to increase longevity of family members
Day 3 - Mata Chandraghanta to fulfill all the wishes and provides relief from worldly pains
Day 4 - Maa Kushmanda to improve the intellect and decision making ability
Day 5 - Mata Skandmata to keep the physique healthy
Day 6 - Maa Katyayani for health and happiness
Day 7 - Maa Kaalratri to remove Evil powers
Day 8 - Maa Mahagauri to provide success in life(Kanya puja is performed)
Day 9 - Maa Siddhidatri for all sidhi

People perform fasting, pooja and pray the Goddess by offering nine different bhog on these 9 days. Lets see them below. Sorry, I have not shared Vrat ka recipes ideas. I have just mentioned the sweet recipes and the ingredients you can offer on these 9 days.

DAY 1	PURE GHEE OR RECIPES WITH GHEE
DAY 2	SUGAR, FRUITS
DAY 3	MILK, SWEETS, KHEER
DAY 4	MALPUA
DAY 5	BANANA
DAY 6	HONEY
DAY 7	JAGGERY OR SWEETS WITH JAGGERY
DAY 8	COCONUT,  RICE KHEER FOR KANYA PUJA
DAY 9	TIL or SESAME SEEDS

SOURCE: http://blog.onlineprasad.com/navratri-recipes-bhog-for-nine-days/


DISCLAIMER : I have made this list based on the inputs from various sources. Please alter them according to your tradition by consulting your family elders.

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10 Poori Varieties / Stuffed Puri Recipes–Different Types Of Puri Recipe

Collection of 10 different puri recipes / poori varieties – Indian deep fried bread. I make Poori recipe / Puri recipe for breakfast regularly during weekends. When I was a beginner in cooking, making a puffy poori just like hotel ones was my dream. Slowly my dream came true by practice. After making several attempts, I got to know the technique, tips and tricks for making puffy and soft puri.

In this post, I have shared all the possible tips & tricks to make perfect poori based on my observation. Hope these points would be useful for beginners. Once I started making it perfect, I got tempted to try different types of puri recipes. So I prepared varieties of poori along with different side dish recipes for our Sunday breakfast and blogged the same. This is how I got a collection of these 10 poori varieties in my website. 

You can find basic poori/puri recipe with wheat flour(atta in Hindi), Chola poori/Maida puri, Tomato poori, Paneer stuffed puri, Spinach/ Palak poori,  Beetroot poori, Potato poori, Kutta atta puri, Spicy masala puri, Finger millet/Ragi poori in this collection. I have given step by step pictures for all these recipes and few video recipes as well.

I am yet to try North Indian stuffed puri recipes like urad dal puri, peas stuffed puri, dal poori, bharva puri, bhatura and the most popular Pani puri recipe and puri recipes for vrat/fasting like rajgira puri and Shingare ki puri. I will try to add them in this list soon. 

Generally Kids love to eat poori more than roti. So you can try these varieties at home for their breakfast or evening snacks and make it healthy with some stuffing.  Ok, lets see the collection of 10 poori recipes / Puri recipes / Indian flat bread varieties to make at home for weekend breakfast & special occasions. Please click on the images to view the recipe.

TIPS FOR MAKING PERFECT POORI

1. Addition of rava/sooji/semolina in the wheat flour helps to make puffy poori.
2. Adding a dash of ghee helps to keep the puri soft.
3. Unlike chapathi dough, poori dough has to be tight and thick. 
4. Dough should be kneaded well to make it smooth and crack free.
5. Resting time is not necessary for the dough.
6. Rolling should be thicker than roti to get puffed poori.
7. Do not dust too much in flour. Oil will get more sediments.
8. Always dust off the excess flour coated in the rolled poori by patting between your hands.
9. Oil temperature should be checked before dropping the poori.
10. If oil temperature is less, puri will sank in oil and doesn't puff up.
11. Oil should not be smoky hot too. Color of poori will become dark.
12. Poori should not be stacked one over the other.

POORI RECIPES / PURI VARIETIES

Basic poori recipe/Puffy Puri recipe with video

Chola Poori Recipe

Potato Recipe/Aloo Puri with video

Paneer Puri Recipe With Video

Ragi Poori Recipe 

Palak Poori Recipe

Beetroot Poori Recipe

Kuttu atta Poori Recipe

Tomato Poori Recipe

Masala Poori Recipe With Video

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