Carrot Puris

Recipe By:
Courtney
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  • Total Time 10 min Ico-add
  • Yield 12 Servings
  • Level Medium

Puffed whole wheat bread stuffed with shredded carrots and deep fried.
 

Ingredients

  • For outer cover:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoon vanaspathi/oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Water to mix
  • Oil or vanaspathi for frying
  • For filling;
  • 2 cups grated carrots
  • 4 green chillies, minced
  • 1/2" piece ginger, minced
  • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • Salt to taste
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Directions

  1. 1. Sift flour with salt add vanaspathi and mix lightly until flour is crumbly. Add some water to make very stiff dough. Cover, set aside.
  2. 2. Heat 2 tablespoon oil, add filling ingredients one by one stirring all the while. Sprinkle some water, cover and leave on 'sim' till carrots are done and you get a soft mixture. Remove from fire, cool.
  3. 3. Take a lemon-sized ball of dough, work it into a cup, keep 2-3 teaspoon of filling, close 'cup'. Dust 'cup' with flour, roll into a fairly thick puri.
  4. 4. Deep fry puris to golden brown, drain on absorbent paper.
  5. 5. Serve piping hot with mint chutney