Kuttu ki Puri (Buckwheat Flatbread)
Kuttu ki Puri is a gluten free Buckwheat flatbread. It is a quick & easy recipe to make. This is a Falihar, a food eaten on days of fast as grains are not eaten. Some upcoming Hindu festivals include Navaratri and Janmashtami where as a part of a fast kuttu puris are eaten or any other days when you want to try something different. The puris are made with buckwheat flour and potatoes, and mostly accompanied with potato curry or Arbi (taro root) Stir-Fry.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup buckwheat flour (kuttu)
- 1/2 cup potato boiled and mashed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/8 teaspoon of red pepper
- Approx. 1/3 cup water lukewarm use as needed
Also need
- 1/4 cup buckwheat flour need for rolling the puries
- Oil to fry
Method
Mix buckwheat flour, cumin seeds, pepper, and salt well, add potatoes, mix it well. Add warm water as need to make smooth and pliable dough. Set aside for five minutes.
Divide the dough in 8 equal parts, oil your palms and roll them into smooth patties.
Before rolling the puris, press the patties both sides on the dry flour, this will make them easy to roll.
Roll them into six inch circle, while rolling if puri start sticking to rolling pin or rolling surface sprinkle more flour as needed.
Heat at least one inch of oil in a frying pan over medium high heat. To check if oil is ready drop a small piece of dough into the oil this should come up slowly.
Place one puri at a time in the frying pan and press it with a skimmer. The puris should puff up slowly. Turn the puris over. Puri should be light brownish gray from both sides.
Take the puris out and place them on paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
Serve puris hot or store in covered container after they cool to room temperature.
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Khushi Jain
November 3, 2016 at 1:54 amKuttu ki Puri… Never tried this way, so i will give it a try and tell you the experience.
jamin
February 1, 2016 at 6:55 pmCan I bake them instead of deep fry?
Thanks.
jamin
Manjula Jain
February 1, 2016 at 8:40 pmJamin, baking for most of the indian just don’t work
Angela Kulerski
June 14, 2015 at 11:10 pmis this possible to freeze the Buckwheat flatbread?
Manjula Jain
June 15, 2015 at 10:42 pmAngela, I have never tried, if you try let me how it works
Airyfairycelt
February 20, 2015 at 2:05 amDear Manjula
I am missing bread and need gluten free, yeast free and egg free.
Since I have found your site I am having lovely breads like this for my soup, casseroles and home made veggie burgers.
I enjoy your cutlets and your kofta type balls which I flatten to little fritters on the griddle.
I really enjoy your recipes and noticed a bread uttapam earlier, I can use gf bread (bought) and make it good to eat now. Lovely idea,Mao quick but it will be a real standby here. Thank you.
Kushi Samuel
February 15, 2015 at 5:52 amNamaste Manjula ji,
Is it possible to cook the Kuttu Ki Puri on a Tawa as in the method of cooking a traditional capatti bread?
Thanks in advance,
Kushi
Manjula Jain
February 15, 2015 at 11:40 pmKushi Samuel, Yes you can