Puri/How to make Puffed Puri?

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour -3 Cups

Water- 1 to 1 1/2 Cup

Ajwain Seeds/Omam -1 tsp(optional)

Salt -as needed

Sugar - 1 Tbsp

Oil for frying

METHOD:

1.In a Bowl,add wheat flour,salt, sugar and omam

2.Make a hole in the center of wheat flour.

3.Add required water and mix well to form a stiff dough.

4.Use a fork to mix well.

5.Knead well to form a stiff dough.

6.Cut the dough into pieces.

7.Knead each dough into a long roll.

8.Cut dough into pieces.

9.Roll into small balls.

10.Flatten Puri balls.

11.Flatten the balls into slightly thick round  using a Chapathi roller.

12.Flatten all the Puris required for frying.

13.Heat Oil and drop the Puris from side carefully.

14.Press the laddle so the Puri puffs up.

15.Turn the puffed Puri to other side.

16.Hot,yummy puffed Puris are ready.

Serve with Potato masala,Veg Kurma .

Sweet Potato Bajji

INGREDIENTS:

Sweet Potato-2

Kadalai Mavu/Besan flour- 3/4 cup

Rice flour-2 tbsp

Red Chilli powder- 1 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Baking soda- 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Frying Oil as required

Water-1/2 cup(adjust as required)

METHOD:

1)Wash sweet potato and peel their skin.

2.Cut them into little thick slices.

3.Mix Besan flour,Red chilli powder, Turmeric powder,Rice flour,Baking soda and salt.Add water little by little and make it into slightly thick batter.

4.Dip sliced sweet potato into the batter.

5.Heat Oil in a Kadai and Deep Fry them.

6.Serve Sweet Potato Bhajji with Tomato sauce or Coriander mint chutney.