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Methi bajri puri is a deep-fried snack made with bajri flour (millet), wheat flour, fenugreek leaves, and regular spices. It is a crisp and tasty snack generally prepared during the winter season to share with family and friends. It can also be a simple evening tea-time snack or a kids’ snack recipe.
I have shared a perfect ingredient ratio and a few no-fail tips to help you to make perfect and quick crispy methi bajri farsi puri on the first attempt.
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Methi bajri puri | crispy methi bajri puri | how to make farsi puri
Ingredients
- 1 cup bajri flour - millet flour
- ½ cup wheat flour
- 1 cup fresh methi - fenugreek leaves
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
- ½ tsp ajwain - carom seeds
- ¼ tsp hing
- ¼ tsp dry mango powder
- 1 tsp powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ cup or as required buttermilk
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- In a bowl, add fresh methi leaves, water and salt. Soaked methi leaves for 15 minutes.
- Remove water and chopped methi leaves. Keep it aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add bajri flour, wheat flour, salt, chopped methi leaves, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin seeds, white sesame seeds, ajwain, hing, amchur powder, sugar and oil. Mix well.
- knead a tight dough well-adding buttermilk or water as required.
- Take a plastic sheet and grease it with oil.
- Place a dough ball between the plastic sheet and flatten it with a bowl alternatively you can roll puri using a rolling pin.
- Prick all puris with a fork.
- fry the poori in medium hot oil. Alternatively, bake in preheated oven at 180-degree celsius for 15 minutes.
- fry on medium-low flame till they turn crispy and golden in colour.
- drain off the methi bajri puri over kitchen paper to absorb excess oil.
- serve methi bajri puri with chai or store in an airtight container for a month.
Notes
- To decrease the bitterness of methi, soak it in salted water for 15 minutes.
- use buttermilk (chaas) to knead the dough
- Prick-rolled pooris so it will not puff up while frying.
- Fry poories on medium-low flame.
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