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Garay Choke ji Puri

Red rice flour puri

Makes12 puris
Prep30 minutes (dough resting)

A taraylo (deep-fried) puri made mostly from red rice flour with a little whole wheat flour, kneaded with warm water, rolled into 5-inch discs and fried in hot oil until it puffs and turns reddish brown. Eaten puffed and hot at breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

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  1. In a paat (bowl), knead the red rice flour, whole wheat flour, oil and warm water into a semi-soft dough.

  2. Cover with a damp cloth and rest for .

  3. Divide into 12 equal portions.

  4. Flatten each portion, then roll with a rolling pin into a 5-inch disc, using a little wheat flour.

  5. Heat the frying oil on a medium flame. When it is hot, add the puris one at a time and press each one gently down in the kadai (deep frying pan) with a kanch (perforated frying spoon). The puris puff up only when the oil is quite hot.

  6. Fry both sides until reddish brown.

  7. Remove, drain off the excess oil and serve hot while still puffed.

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Tips and variations

Tip: the puris puff up only when the oil is properly hot.

Serve with

Breakfast: with batata and pappad. Lunch: as an accompaniment to the main course. Dinner: eaten with the main vegetable dish.

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Nutrition

Estimated

Per puri

160 kcal

Protein
3 g
Carbohydrate
24 g
Fat
6 g

The recipe makes 12 puris.

Whole recipe

1,900 kcal

Protein
32 g
Carbohydrate
285 g
Fat
72 g

Everything in the ingredients list, plus the oil soaked up in frying.

These are estimates, worked out from the amounts in the recipe and typical values for each ingredient. Portion sizes and the exact amount of oil, ghee or sugar can change them a lot. For deep-fried food we count the oil the food soaks up, not the whole pan of oil. How we estimate

Where this recipe comes from

Recipe from Panja Khada by Bharat and Deepa Chachara.

See the original recipe and photos