Masala Puri Recipe
Methi Moong Dal Masala Puri Recipe or Moong Dal Puri Recipe - is a tasty, crisp and one of the healthy Indian breakfast recipes. An irresistible twist to regular masala poori with goodness of methi or fresh fenugreek and moong dal yellow lentil.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup moong dal split and husked green lentil, soaked for 3-4 hours
- 3.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 1.5 cup fenugreek leaves (methi) finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon green chilies coarsely crushed
- 2 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- ¾ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1.5 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
- A pinch of heeng asafoetida
- Salt to taste
- Water as required
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- To start with, first, grind the soaked moong dal into a fine paste without using any water
- Then, in a large bowl, add all the ingredients along with ground dal and start kneading the dough
- Adding very little water, knead smooth and medium stiff dough. Then, cover the dough with damp kitchen towel and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.
- After resting the dough, give it one good knead. Then, divide the dough into small equal sized balls depending upon the size of the puris you prefer to make.
- Heat enough oil in a kadhai or deep pan, until heated well
- Then, take one ball, grease it little and roll it out into a puri
- Once the oil is hot reduce the heat to medium, gently slide in the masala puri and with the back of the ladle slightly press it, it will puff up
- Fry until golden and crisp from both the sides.
- Take them out and place them onto absorbent paper. Repeat the same for all the puris.
- Serve methi moong dal masala puri hot and crisp with any vegetable curry of your choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2.3mg