The Paleo Recipe Book

Monday, May 19, 2008

Indian Breakfast Dishes - Coconut Puri

Serves: 6
Preparation time: 20-25 minutes

Ingredients:

For Dough:
2 cups maida (all-purpose) flour
1 cup wheat flour
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp salt

For Filling:
1 cup finely grated coconut
1/2 cup gram flour
2 tbsp oil
8-10 sprigs curry leaves, cut into fine pieces
8 green chilies, chopped
1 cm ginger, finely chopped
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp salt
A pinch of asafoetida


Method:

1. Mix maida, wheat flour, salt, oil with enough water to make a firm dough.

2. Heat oil in a pan, season with mustard seeds and asafoetida. When mustard splutters, add green chilies, ginger, curry leaves and fry for few minutes.

3. Then add coconut, gram flour and fry till roasted. Allow it to cool.

4. Also add salt, chili powder, little water and mix well. Make into small balls.

5. Make larger balls of the dough, fill them with the coconut gram flour balls, flatten them and gently roll them out into small puris. (Be careful that the filling does not come out).

6. Deep fry in hot oil till puffed, golden and serve hot with any chutney.