Crispy Puri with Spiced Potato Filling
Pillowy deep-fried Indian bread with a seasoned potato-&-pea filling that puffs up golden in seconds. Serve hot with tamarind chutney or yogurt for dipping.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 310
- Protein
- 6g
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 medium potato, boiled and mashed
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp chili powder or red chili flakes
- 1 cup neutral oil for frying
Instructions
- 1
Mix flour with 0.5 tsp salt and 0.5 cup warm water until a soft dough forms, then knead for 2 minutes until smooth.
- 2
Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pot or deep skillet over medium-high until a tiny pinch of dough sizzles immediately.
- 3
Mash peas into the potato with cumin, chili powder, and a pinch of salt — this is your filling.
- 4
Pinch off a walnut-sized piece of dough, flatten, add 0.5 tsp filling, fold into a ball, and gently flatten into a disc.
- 5
Slide the disc into oil — it will sink, then float and puff in 30-60 seconds, turning golden-brown.
- 6
Flip once with a slotted spoon, fry the other side 15-20 seconds until crispy, then drain on paper towels.
Tools you’ll need
- large bowl
- heavy-bottomed pot or 3-quart saucepan
- cooking thermometer (optional but helpful)
- slotted spoon
- paper towels
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