BATHUA POORI RECIPE/BATHUA KI POORI RECIPE
BATHUA OR CHENOPODIUM ALBUM is a leafy vegetable which is available throughout India during winter.It is a healthy vegetable and is known for its nutritional values. It contains protein, vitamin-A, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Bathu leaves are also loaded with fiber and minerals.
BATHUA POORI OR PURI is a winter special puffed Indian bread prepared using this nutritious leafly vegetable-Bathua or chenopodium album. Bathua not only adds nice flavors to the normal poori but also gives it a nice texture.
Adding bathua leaves in the puri dough is somewhat making the poori healthy.
INGREDIENTS:
1. Bathua leaves-300 grams
2. Wheat flour-3 cups
3. Onion-1
4. Garlic- 5 to 6 cloves
5. Ginger-1 inch piece
6. Green chilies-2 to 3
7. Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
8. Carom seeds-1/2 tsp
9. Salt
10. Oil -2 tbsp(for making dough)
11. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
12. Garam masala-1/2 tsp
13. Amchur powder(dry mango powder)-2 tbsp
14. Chaat masala-1 tsp
15. Cumin powder-1 tsp
16. Oil for frying.
METHODS FOR MAKING BATHUA POORI:
FOR MAKING BATHUA PUREE OR PASTE:
1. Clean and chop bathua properly (take only leaf part of bathua). Chop onion and ginger. Peel garlic and cut green chilies.
2. Heat one tbsp oil in a kadhai and fry onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies. Add chopped bathua in it and fry till it become dry. Let it cool completely.
3. Make a puree or paste out of it by using a mixer grinder.
FOR MAKING DOUGH:
1. Take wheat flour in a big bowl. Add salt, cumin seeds, carom seeds and 2 tbsp hot oil in it and mix well. Adding hot oil will help the puri puff.
2. Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala, amchur powder and chaat masala and mix well.
3. Now add bathua paste or puree in it and make dough by using hand.
4. Cover the dough and keep aside.
5. Let the dough rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
FOR MAKING POORI:
1. Divide the dough into small balls. Roll them one by one. Do not roll them too thin or thick. They should be slightly thicker than the chapatis.
2. Heat oil in a deep kadhai or pan.
3. When the oil become hot, add one puri to the hot oil and press the poori by using a spatula or spoon.
4. The poori will puff. Flip it and cook other side of the poori.
5. When the both side cooked properly, take out on an absorbent paper.
6. Fry the other poories in the same process.
7. Serve the hot poories with pickle, chutney or any curry.
HOW TO MAKE BATHUA POORI WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTO
STEP-1: Clean and chop bathua leaves.
STEP-2: Chop onion and ginger. Peel garlic.
STEP-3: Heat oil and fry chopped bathua leaves with chopped onion, ginger, garlic and green chilies.
STEP-4: Make a paste out of it.
STEP-5: FOR MAKING DOUGH:
1. Take wheat flour in a big bowl.
2. Add salt, cumin seeds and carom seeds in it.
3. Add hot oil and mix well.
4. Add bathua paste and mix well.
5. Then add turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala, chaat masala and amchur powder and mix it.
6. Make dough by adding required amount of water.
5. Then add turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala, chaat masala and amchur powder and mix it.
6. Make dough by adding required amount of water.
7. Cover the dough and keep aside for rest.
STEP-5: FOR MAKING POORI:
1. Divide the dough into small balls.
2. Roll the balls.
3. Heat oil in a deep karai or pan.
3. Heat oil in a deep karai or pan.
4. When the oil become hot add the puri in it and press gently with a spatula.
5. Flip the poori and let the other side cook.
6. Take out the poori to a plate.
7. Make other poories in the same process.
8. Serve hot with any curry or chutney or pickle.
