Poori/Puri - How to make puffed pooris

Poori(puri) is very popular indian breakfast recipe. It is deep fried and puffed bread made from the whole wheat. Whenever i made pooris my two little kids feels like a treat for them even me also feel the same in my childhood when my mom prepared for us.



Ingredients

whole wheat - 2 cups
Salt - to taste
suji - 1 tbsp
Water - 1 cup
oil - for deep frying

Instructions

1. Take whole wheat atta, sujji and salt in a bowl and mix well with your fingertips, so everything is incorporated well. 
2. Now add the water and start kneading the dough. Dough should be smooth and tight not soft like rotis. 
3. Make the dough into small sized smooth balls and covered with kitchen towel, so they don't dry out. 
4. Dust the balls in flour and make small sized poori. Use less flour for dusting.The thickness should be medium, not too thin like chapati.If u make it thin,puris won’t puff up. 
5. Roll few pooris and keep them in a plate, also keep them covered with kitchen napkin. poori should be rolled at even thickness. If it is thin from one side and at some part it is thick then it will not puff up while frying. 
6. Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot slice one poori into hot oil. By very gentle pressing using back of slotted spatula, fry them. It will help poori to puff up. 
7. As it is puffed up and bottom side is light brown meaning no more bubbles in the oil. Then flip it. 
8. Fry the other side until it is light golden brown in color. Do not fry for long time otherwise it will get crispy and hard with dark brown in color. 
9. Remove it from the oil using slotted spoon and place on paper towel lined plate. fry all the pooris same way and serve hot.