Bedmi Puri Recipe

25 min

Bedmi puri is a crispy deep fried food item from Delhi, made of urad dal, wheat flour and spices as main ingredients. Usually paired with aloo gravy as side dish.

25 min8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Urad dal
  • 1 cup Wheat flour
  • 2 Green chilli
  • 1 tbsp Ginger
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds powder
  • 1/2 tsp Roasted cumin seeds powder
  • 1/8 tsp Asafoetida
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • Salt
  • Oil to deep fry

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash and soak urad dal for minimum 1 hour minimum firstly. After that, drain water completely.

  2. 2

    Then, place it in a mixie jar. On top of it, add green chilli and ginger.

  3. 3

    After that, add water if needed and grind to a paste. Not too smooth as well as not too coarse.

  4. 4

    Take the ground paste, wheat flour, red chilli powder, coriander powder, fennel seeds powder and cumin seeds powder in a mixing bowl.

  5. 5

    Then add salt, asafoetida and oil.

  6. 6

    Mix well and furthermore knead to a dough.

  7. 7

    If needed, sprinkle water and make a stiff dough.

  8. 8

    Keep a side for 10 to 15 minutes covered.

  9. 9

    After that, knead again to smooth it and divide into equal sized balls.

  10. 10

    Grease the surface of a rolling board. Flatten a ball of bedmi puri dough and grease it as needed.

  11. 11

    After that, spread into thick poori.

  12. 12

    Then, heat enough oil in a kadai to deep fry. Add a tiny pinch of dough to it to check if it rises immediately.

  13. 13

    Slide the puri into oil. Furthermore, press gently inside oil to make it puff nicely.

  14. 14

    Once puffed, flip and cook furthermore until golden and crisp. Regulate heat if needed.

  15. 15

    Finally, drain over a paper towel and repeat to finish.

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