Bedmi puri

Until I visited Delhi I did not know about Bedmi puri. I ate it first time in a local restaurant as a breakfast dish... I loved the simplicity of these puris and the aloo sabji served with it. 

But just last year we happened to visit Mathura and Vrindavan. I was mesmerized when I tasted aloo Bedmi of Mathura. It was way better than that in Delhi. 

After coming back home it became a ritual to prepare Bedmi Puri and aloo sabji for Sunday breakfast once a month. 

This is delicious crisp puri made with urad dal filling and some masalas.. Along with it is served authentic potato sabji. I have shared the recipe to aloo sabji on the blog . Click here to read it. Pair it up with these Bedmi puris.

Click the video to see how crisp they are...

Bedmi puris

Serves 2-3 people

(Makes 20 medium sized puris)

Ingredients

For dough

1cup wheat flour

1cup maida

1/2 cup sooji

1tsp salt or as per your taste

3 tsp Ghee

Pinch of turmeric powder

1 tsp crushed Kasoori methi

1 tsp Ajwain 

Water to knead dough

Method

• In a deep bowl mix all dry ingredients.
• Now add Ghee and mix it well with the flour mixture.
• Gradually add water and knead a medium soft dough same like we do for puris.
• Cover the dough and let it rest for atleast 15 minutes. 

Note: Extremely soft dough leads to oil soaked and soggy puris. 

For Filling 

1/2 cup Urad dal (white)

Grind it to powder in a mixer Jar. Since Urad dal has a lot of powder coated on it, wipe it clean with a kitchen towel before grinding. You can also buy it from a grocery store.

1/2 tsp Hing

1 tsp Salt or as per your taste

2 tsp saunf (coarsely ground)

1 tsp Red chilli powder

1tsp Kasoori methi leaves crushed

1tsp Amchoor powder

Method

• In a bowl take the ground Urad dal flour.
• Add all dry ingredients.
• Mix well and knead a soft dough with water.
• Cover and set it aside for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes you will notice the Urad dal dough has turned very hard. 
• Now again add around 2-3 tbsp water gradually and make the dough soft.

Rolling the puris

Take a lemon sized ball of flour mixture and half of its size ball of filling mixture.

Fold the filling ball into dough ball like this.                                        👇

Roll it nicely into a peda else any crack in it leads to broken puris filled with oil while frying.

Nicely roll them flat keeping 3mm thickness.

Fry them in hot oil on both sides till crisp and golden.

Serve hot with Aloo sabji and some mango and lemon pickle. 

Click here to see some authentic homemade pickles.

Till then 

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