Masala puri recipe | Bangalore street style masala poori
Masala puri recipe | Bangalore chaat shop style masala puri for evening snacks made with Karnataka style peas masala and readymade poori.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- ½ cup Dried green peas
- 1 Potato
- Water and salt as needed
To grind
- 2 inch Cinnamon
- 3 Cloves
- 1 inch Ginger
- 10 Garlic cloves
- 1 Cardamom
- Tamarind Gooseberry size
- 2 Big onion
- 1 tsp Jaggery
- ¼ tsp Pepper corns
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- 4 - 6 Byadgi Red chilli
- Mint leaves handful
- Coriander leaves fistful
- ¼ cup Roasted gram dal / Daliya / Pottukadalai
- Water and salt to grind
To make masalapuri
- 15 Readymade puri
- 1 Big onion (chopped)
- 1 Carrot (grated)
- Coriander leaves few
- Bhujia /Sev / Omapodi to garnish on top
- Sweet chutney optional
- pinch Chaat masala
- pinch Roasted jeera powder
Instructions
- Wash and soak dried peas overnight. The next day drain the soaked water. Take the soaked peas in a pressure cooker base. Add required water, salt and peeled potato. Pressure cook in low flame for two whistles.
- Open the cooker and drain the cooked water in a bowl. Reserve it. Mash the potato and add to the cooked peas. Mix well and set aside.
- Grind all the ingredients given under " to grind" to a smooth paste. Add to the peas cooked water, mix well. Add more water and salt if needed.
- Boil the gravy for 10 minutes till you get nice aroma and thickness. Switch off the flame and set aside.
- Deep fry readymade puri and set aside.
- To make masala puri, take a plate. Arrange the fried puri. Crush it coarsely. Add the cooked peas, required gravy, sweet chutney, a pinch of chaat masala, a pinch of jeera powder, chopped onion, tomato, coriander leaves. Finally garnish with sev. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NLBA4a2B_H8
Notes
- Adjust the quantity of spice powders as per your taste.
- You can skip potato but it gives a thickness to the gravy.
- Do not forget to use mint leaves as it gives a nice flavor.
- Addition of Sweet chutney is optional. But I used it as my daughter loves that way.