Chairi Puri (Kachori)

Ingredients:
1 Cup (heaped) Flour
1 tsp. Coarse black pepper
1 tsp. Shahi jeera/jeera
1 tsp. Pomegranate seeds (dharoon khatta)
½ tsp khus khus
1 tsp oil
½ tsp Salt
oil for fying.

Method:
Sieve the flour, add the slt, pepper, shahi jeera/jeeri, pomegranate seeds, khus khus, oil & knead into a dough with enough water for about 15-20 minutes. Leave covered for about 3- minutes. Divide the dough into 20 equal portions, using a little oil, roll out each portion into puris 4” in diameter. Heat the oil for frying to a smoking point & fry each rolled puri till well-puffed & golden brown. Drain & sere W/’Khati Mithi chutnee’.

Variation:
You can add ¼ cup of spinach puree to the dough instead of water & contiunue. You can also add ½ cup of grounded past of boiled peas to the flour/dough to make puris.