Instructions for Potato Masala

• Boil/Pressure Cook the potatoes, discard the skin and mash it roughly. Do not mash it completely, few big pieces of potato will make it more tastier

Tempering Process

• Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to sputter
• Then add bengal gram and fry till light brown. Next, add green chilli and curry leaves and saute for few seconds

Preparing Masala

• Now, add the sliced onion along with a pinch of salt and saute the onions till translucent
• When the onions are translucent, add a cup of water along with turmeric powder and salt
• Next, add the roughly mashed potato the pan and give a mix. Adjust salt as needed. Also adjust the water to your desired consistency need
• Cover and cook the masala for 5 mins. Meanwhile, take besan in a small bowl and add water and make it to smooth paste. Keep this paste ready
• Once the masala is cooked for 5 mins, add the besan paste. This will help thicken the masala. Allow the masala to cook for couple of minutes and then switch off the flame
• Finally garnish the Potato Masala with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Instructions for Poori

Making Dough

• In a mixing bowl, take the wheat flour, rava, salt and ghee. Mix everything well
• Add water little by little and knead the flours to a tight but smooth dough. Now the poori dough is ready!

Rolling Process

• Make gooseberry size dough balls out of the poori dough. Grease the surface where we plan to roll the dough and also the rolling pin with little oil.
• Roll each dough ball to little thicker dics of 2-3" diameter. The rolled puri should not too thick or too thin.
• Roll all the dough balls and cover them with kitchen towel till you fry them.

Deep Frying Process

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. The oil should be in medium hot. If you drop a pinch of dough it should raise immediately. Keep the heat at the same level till you fry all the pooris'.
• Gently drop a rolled poori and allow it to puff up. Then flip it and cook till the bubble ceases
• Take out the puffed up poori and keep it aside in a paper towel to drain excess oil. Repeat the same process for the rest of the rolled puris'

Serving Time

• Serve the delicious puffy Poori's with delectable Potato Masala and enjoy this wonderful combo!