Aloo Puri (Potatoes with Fried Puffed Bread)
Aloo Puri, spicy potatoes with gravy and puffed whole wheat bread (puri). It is simple and makes a complete meal. This is a popular combination in North India. This can be served for a casual breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
for Aloo (Potatoes with Gravy)
- 3 medium-sized potatoes peeled and cubed in bite size, about 2 cups of cubed potato
- 1-1/2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing)
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- 1 teaspoon ginger chopped
- 1 green chili chopped
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1 teaspoon of fennel seed crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchur)
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- About 2 tablespoons cilantro (hara dhania) finely chopped
for Puri
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon sooji/semolina
- 1/8 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Approx. ½ cup water
Also need oil to fry
For Aloo
In a small bowl, mix the coriander, fennel, turmeric, chili powder, salt, ginger, and green chili with about 2 tablespoons of water. Set it aside.
Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil. If the cumin seed cracks right away, the oil is ready. Add cumin seeds, and asafetida, as cumin seeds crack add spice mix and stir fry for about 15 seconds
Add potatoes mixed with spices, lower the heat to low medium, cover the pan, and let it cook for about three to four minutes stirring once in between.
Add about 1-1/2 cups of water and change the heat to medium-high heat. As potatoes come to a boil cover the pan lower the heat to medium and let it cook for about eight minutes.
Mix the potatoes and mash some potatoes as mixing the potatoes, this will thickness to the gravy. Adjust the water in the gravy to your liking; gravy will thicken as it cools.
Add mango powder, garam masala and cilantro. Mix it well, turn off the heat, and cover the pan.
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September 23, 2020 at 10:48 am[…] at five years old. She loved the idea of a world map. When my boys were young, I would make them puries; when they saw the puries being puffed, their eyes opened wide and they had so many questions. This […]
Arti Gupta
January 15, 2019 at 11:25 pmToday I try this Aloo Puri recipe and it is so tasty and easy to cook. Thanks for sharing this.
Taruna Radha dd
January 31, 2018 at 11:53 amJust Divine! Thank you very much from Mexico city!
Vas
March 22, 2016 at 10:09 pmIs there a substitute for amchoor powder?
Manjula Jain
March 23, 2016 at 3:42 pmVas, lemon juice or little tamarind paste
Ursula Sewnarain
September 14, 2015 at 6:28 amNamaste Mrs.Manjula,
Many thanka for all your dilicious recipes.
I have a question and please reply.
Did your whole wheat flour have baking powder in it?
Because once i tried to make chapati with it and they came out hard and not soft.
I am a woman from Suriname and here our whole wheat flour have a light brown color.
It’s not white.
Normally when i make chapati’s (we calles it roti’s),i use to put some baking powder in the all purpose flour that i use.
We don’t make roti’s with whole wheat flour here.
And also we put some melted butter and warm water to get a soft dough.
Today i want to make your puri’s with whole wheat flour we have here.
Hope you reply to this email.
Thank you mrs.and have a wonderful day.
Best regards
Manjula Jain
September 15, 2015 at 12:38 pmUrsula, no baking powder, I do use whole wheat flour, if roti or puri are coming hard it is good idea to add in a dough ghee or oil about a tea spoon and make the dough with warm water.
ujjwala
June 29, 2015 at 9:24 amCooked it for dinner tonite and absolutely Loved it. Thanks a ton manjula.
sweetshubh
March 6, 2015 at 6:27 pmI usually make aloo sabji and pooris at home in my own style. I just thought of trying this method for a change. But it was great! Thanks for sharing.
Autumn
February 10, 2015 at 5:35 pmSo good! My husband said he thought he was at an Indian restaurant! My puris puffed and the sauce on the potatoes was delicious. Definitely a unique and tasty dish.
Maica Bentivoglio
February 9, 2015 at 5:21 pmNamaste
Manjula you are a lovely lady, thank you so much for your recipes!
You are greatLy appreciated!
Love you, and also your family ( recording you)
Thank you again☺️☺️
Shirley Isaacs
March 7, 2015 at 10:43 amI loved watching your video – you make things look very simple – – – and very tasty!
Rajesh Kumar
January 23, 2015 at 11:58 pmI tried the same. Was very tasty.
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renu
January 2, 2015 at 10:38 amMade this for dinner was very tasty. Thank you thank you sooooo much
Deepshikha
June 8, 2014 at 8:42 pmNamaste Manjulajee, I made this for dinner today. It came out very well. I ended up adding some lemon juice in my sabji to enhance the taste. Thank you so much for sharing.
ssolomon
May 6, 2014 at 5:11 amThanks for the recipe. Good one
Anu Saxena
March 26, 2014 at 6:51 pmTried them….Super easy and super yummy !Better than the ones with tomatoes!!
Margaret
March 24, 2014 at 4:25 pmI just made this for my husband and me. It was fantastic! It was a little challenging to roll out the puris, but they still came out well.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, and more recipes, please!
Best wishes,
Margaret
Krishna
March 20, 2014 at 7:42 pmThere is no tomato in the aloo gravy . Can we add tomatoes also ?
john
March 20, 2014 at 3:27 pmYummy yummy good for tummy.
Laxmi
September 6, 2015 at 12:12 amI shall try ,looks yummy yummy with out onion &tomatoes.I love watching your video.U make it very simple.Thank u for sharing.Thanks a ton.