Khasta Ajwain Puri Recipe

December 09, 2014

Ajwain Puri is a crispy and crunchy Indian deep-fried bread. It is rich flavored recipe with dry herbs and spices. I have learn this recipe from my Mom. This is one of our favorite dish of my family.

Puri's are made up with differ-differ flavors according to our tastes and ajwain is one of them. It just requires preparing a dough, using which dough is kneaded and poori is cooked in a normal way. It's just simple, easy and healthy.You can have this Poori / bread any time, this is not specific time meal.

This is healthy as well as tasty delicious puri. They are great for breakfast and best going with curry dish, any dry veggie and choice of pickle. This is perfect food to take along for long journey, because it's not sticky and as well as their taste and texture is remain same...crunchy, when it is cold also. It is very nutritious also as well as yummy Indian bread, which is liked by every generation.

They are so simple to make and kurkuri or crispy in taste. They are made up with wheat flour and some Indian spices. This is best serve with pickle, any curry veggie dish, Masala Buttermilk , rice kheer and tea also.

Ingredients :

Wheat Flour - 1 cup
Ajwain (Carom seeds) - 1/2 tbsp. (depending upon your taste also)
Salt to taste
Red chilli Powder
Oil used [ for frying + 1 tbsp. for making dough ]
Water

Preparation Method :

1. Sieve the wheat flour and rub the oil into it.

2. Add salt, red chilli powder, ajwain and mix well.

3. Add enough water and knead into a stiff dough.

4. Heat oil in a Kadai or a pan, roll out the dough into small size chapatti.

5. Put small size Puris into hot oil (just take care of yourself with hot oil) for deep fry. Drain into the tissue paper (for excess oil).