Chana Puri
Chana puri is one of the most popular street foods that you can find around the island. They are little balls of fried batter with Chana dhal stuffed into them. They are usually served with rougaille.
Recipe Ingredients
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
- 250g Chana Dhal (Dhal Gramme)
- 1 Tbsp Instant Yeast
- ½ Tbsp Sugar
- 2 Medium Size Potato
- Salt (to taste)
- Oil
- 2 Tsp Garam Masala
- 2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 Onion (peeled and diced)
- Chopped Coriander
Instructions
- 1
Wash and soak the chana dhal for at least 4 hours.
- 2
Sift the flour into a large bowl and add salt to taste.
- 3
Dissolve the instant yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
- 4
Pour the yeast mixture into the flour and gradually add water to form a thick pancake-like batter.
- 5
Cover the batter and let it rest in a warm place for 3 to 4 hours until doubled in size.
- 6
Put the soaked dhal and diced potato into a pressure cooker with 1 cup water.
- 7
Add salt to taste and cook for 15 minutes.
- 8
Drain excess water if present, then crush the dhal and potato with a large spoon until well mashed.
- 9
Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan over medium heat and add the diced onion.
- 10
Add the garam masala and turmeric powder.
- 11
Stir in the crushed dhal and potato mixture and cook on low heat for 3 minutes, adjusting salt to taste.
- 12
Let the mixture cool, then mix in chopped coriander.
- 13
Shape the mixture into small balls about 1 inch in diameter.
- 14
Dip each ball into the rested batter to coat fully.
- 15
Deep fry the coated balls in hot oil over medium heat until golden brown.
- 16
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.
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