20 Side Dish For Poori – Indian Vegetarian Side Dish For Puri Recipes

Side dish for poori recipes / Indian vegetarian side dish for puri.This post is a collection of 20 South Indian and North Indian Side dish recipes for poori with potato, without potato, tomato based side dish recipes and few more with Besan,  peas, chana, mixed vegetables, paneer gravies and curry. 

Most of them are easy to make as its done in pressure cooker and many gravies can be prepared without any grinding job. So bachelors can also try them. I have also shared some hotel style/restaurant style potato curry recipes too. Poori / Puri is one of the most popular Indian breakfast recipes.  It is loved by all irrespective of the age. 

The most common side dish for poori is potato masala. Kids love to have it with sugar, ketchup, jam, potato and paneer gravy. Apart from potato curry, many other gravies can also be prepared. Recently I made a list of 10 different types of poori recipes from my website. So I thought of making this list of side dish recipes that my readers would find it helpful.

In this list, you can find Tamil nadu hotel style potato masala, Onion masala without potato, Chana kurma, Potato kurma, Veg kurma, Green Peas kurma, Karnataka style Veg sagu and avarekalu sagu, North Indian restaurant style potato bhaji/ aloo subzi, Chole masala, onion tomato sabzi, dahi aloo, easy chana masala using pressure cooker, Bombay chutney, Paneer butter masala, Paneer korma, Kadai paneer and aamras recipes. 

You can also find video recipes for some of the kurma recipes. I am yet to try Andhra and Kerala style potato curry recipes. I will update this list as soon as I post them. Ok, now lets see 20 different types of side dish for poori with links. Please click on the image or the title to view the particular recipe.

Do check out my 10 types of poori recipes !

Side dish For Poori/ Puri Recipes - South Indian, North Indian Vegetarian Side dish For puri

Side dish for Poori / Puri - North Indian & South Indian Side Dish Recipes !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish for poori

Serves:  3-4

Prep time: 20 Minutes

Cook time: 15 Minutes

Total time: 35 Minutes

• Potato masala – Tamil nadu Hotel style

• Poori masala without potato

• Hotel vegetable kurma

• North Indian Potato bhaji / Aloo Sabzi

• Chole masala for bhature & Puri

• Chana masala in pressure cooker

• Tomato bhaji / tomato sabji

• Potato Kurma – South Indian style

• Vegetable sagu – Karnataka style

• Avarekalu sagu / Field beans gravy

• Chana kurma / Kondakadalai kurma

• Green Peas kurma / Pattani kuruma 

• Cauliflower kurma

• Bombay chutney

• Aamras 

• Dahi aloo – Dahi wali aloo for vrat

• Tomato thokku in pressure cooker

• Paneer korma

• Paneer Butter Masala

• Kadai paneer / Paneer Capsicum curry

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Javvarisi Upma – Sago Upma – Sabudana Upma Recipe

Recently I started making javvarisi upma at home for breakfast and dinner. This is a South Indian style sabudana upma without using potato and peanuts. Actually I came to know about sago upma(Sabudana in Hindi, Saggubiyyam in Telugu) from my friend Shalini. She taught me a version with nylon javvarisi. I will share that recipe later. 

Today I have shared javvarisi upma with big, white sago pearls. My MIL makes a similar upma without soaking sabudana. She roast it and make just like javvarisi payasam. I too follow this method for making kheer. But I couldn’t make upma as javvarisi becomes sticky. Once I make it perfect, I will share that version.

Last week I made this upma by soaking sabudana overnight. It came out very well, non-sticky and tasted great. I added vegetables like carrot and capsicum to make it colorful. Sendhil & Raksha loved it a lot. Now I am confident enough to try North Indian sabudana khichdi too. Hope I will start to explore more sabudana recipes from now. Now lets see how to make South Indian style Javvarisi upma with step by step pictures.

Javvarisi upma - Sago upma - Sabudana upma recipe

South Indian style Sabudana upma - Javvarisi upma recipe with step by step pictures

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Main course

Serves: Serves 3

Prep time: 5 Hours

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 5H20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

To soak ( 1 cup - 240ml) Javvarisi / Sago / Sabudana - 2 cups ( White big ) Water - to soak sago ( I used 1.5 to 2 cups ) To temper Cooking oil - 3 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 2 tsp Big onion – 2 nos (medium sized) Green chillies – 2 to 3 nos (Finely chopped) Carrot - 1 no (Small sized, Finely chopped) Capsicum - 1/2 no Curry leaves – Few Ginger – 1 inch piece(Finely chopped) Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (chopped finely) Lemon juice - 1 tsp Salt - as needed

HOW TO MAKE JAVVARISI UPMA

1. Wash sabudana / javvarisi twice. Drain, Soak it overnight adding water.
2. Temper mustard, urad and chana dal. Saute onion, chilli , curry leaves and vegetables.
3. Saute till veggies turn soft and cooked. Add soaked sago and mix well adding salt.
4.  Cover cook in low to medium flame till sago becomes transparent. 
5. Lastly add lemon juice and coriander leaves. Serve hot !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash the sabudana twice or thrice. Drain the water completely. Soak in 1.5 to 2 cups of water over night or atleast for 5 hours minimum. The level of water should be 1/2 inch above sabudana. The next morning sabudana absorbs all the water and grows in quantity. If you take a sago and press it, it should be mushy. It shows sago is soaked well. Fluff it well without any water and keep aside. Wash and chop onion, chilli, carrot and capsicum finely. Set aside. Heat oil in a good non-stick kadai. Temper mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal. When it turns golden, add finely chopped onion, green chillies, curry leaves, capsicum, carrot , required salt and mix well. Take care while adding salt because sago upma takes less salt unlike other upma recipes. Saute in low to medium flame till carrot becomes soft. No need to add water. Now add sabudana and mix well. Keep the flame low to medium. Cover cook till done. Open the lid once in 2 minutes and toss gently. No need to add water. Sabudana turns transparent. It takes nearly 10 to 12 minutes to become transparent completely. Make sure it is not sticking to the bottom of kadai.  Sabudana tastes soft when its cooked completely. You can taste and find it. If you keep cooking for more than 10 minutes, javvarisi starts to become sticky. So cover cook in low flame, toss once in 2 minutes till done. Sometimes a layer of sabudana sticks to the bottom of kadai if you over cook it. Don’t worry. You can serve it as adai at the end. It tastes crispy. Switch off the flame. Sprinkle lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves. Mix well and serve hot ! Enjoy !

Note

Use white big sago variety for this upma. Do not soak in excess water ( i.e more than 1/2 inch) to cover sago. It will turn mushy. For 2 cups of sago, I used 1.5 cups of water.  You can use maximum 2 cups. You should cook the sago in low to medium flame without adding water. So you should keep tossing it once in 2 minutes. If you cover cook it for long time, sago may stick to the bottom. So keep stirring it in the middle.  Be careful while adding salt because sago needs less salt.

Try this easy, yummy javvarisi upma for your breakfast or dinner and enjoy  !

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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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Kambu Idli Dosai – Bajra Idli Dosa - Pearl Millet Idli Dosa Recipe

Pearl millet idli, dosa recipe without rice ( Kambu idli dosai in Tamil, Bajra Idli dosa in Hindi, Sajjalu Idli dosa in Telugu, Sajje idli dosa in Kannada, Kambam Idli in Malayalam) with step by step pictures and video. After a long time, I am happy to share a millet recipe in my website.I love to consume millets in the form of idli, dosa, adai or upma at least once in week either for breakfast or dinner. But I haven’t blogged many of the recipes I make in my kitchen. So I thought of sharing them one by one from this week.

This is not going to be a millet series. I will try to post the Indian style millet recipes whenever I can. To begin with here is a healthy, super soft pearl millet idli without using rice. Pearl millet is one of the wonder grain millets that helps to control diabetes, reduces cholesterol and aids for weight loss. I adapted my Mixie idli,dosa batter recipe and prepared this idli using bajra/kambu. We can grind this kambu idli batter easily using Indian mixie. It came out very well and I am completely satisfied with the results. I made soft idli on the first day with the fermented batter and crispy dosa for the next day dinner. Both were good in taste when consumed hot. But idli looks grey in color and smells like millet as it has no rice. Tomato chutney or coconut chutney is a good side dish for this Kambu idli and dosai. Do try this healthy bajra idli at home and share your feedback with me. Ok, lets check how to make Kambu idli/ Pearl millet idli with step by step pictures and video !

Do check out my other MILLET RECIPES too.

Kambu idli dosai recipe - Bajra idli / Pearl millet idli dosa recipe

Healthy Pearl millet idli and dosa recipe without using rice

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Millet recipes

Serves: 20 nos

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 240ml Pearl millet / Kambu / Bajra - 2 cups White,round urad dal - 1/2 cup Poha / Aval / rice flakes - 1/4 cup ( I used thick poha) Methi seeds / Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp (Optional) Salt & Water - As needed

HOW TO MAKE PEARL MILLET IDLI

1. Wash and soak pearl millet, methi seeds and poha together for 5 hours.
2. Wash and soak urad dal separately in another bowl for 2 hours.
3. Grind urad dal to a smooth paste adding the soaked water.
4. Collect in a bowl and then grind millet + Poha mixture to a smooth paste adding enough water.
5. Mix both the batter with hands and let it ferment overnight. The next day, mix the batter well and make idli.
6. Enjoy with tomato chutney or coconut chutney !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash the pearl millet twice to remove the debris , add poha, methi seeds, wash again and soak it in enough water for 5 to 6 hours. Wash and soak urad dal separately in another bowl for 2 hours. First grind urad dal in a mixie to a thick, smooth batter adding enough water. I used the soaked water for grinding. You can also use ice cold water. Then grind the soaked pearl millet + Poha to a smooth batter adding required water. Do not make the batter watery. Mix both the batter well with your hands and allow it to ferment overnight or 12 hours based on the weather in your place. The next morning, batter would have raised well. Its consistency should be like regular idli batter. Mix well and make idli in a greased idli plate. Steam it for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove after it becomes warm. It tastes super soft when hot with the flavor of pearl millet. Serve hot to enjoy its best taste ! Enjoy !

Note

Do not grind the batter too watery. Add only the required water. Urad dal should be soaked and grind separately to get soft idli. If you soak them together, you need to add more urad dal and poha. You may have to use 3:1 ratio of millet and dal if soaking them together. You can also use Kuthiravali/ barnyard millet or Thinai/Foxtail millet instead of pearl millet.

Try this healthy Kambu idli & dosai with your favorite chutney or sambar !

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