Masala Puri

Time Required –

Preparation – 8 hours                            To Make – 40 minutes

To Serve –

4

Ingredients –

• Puri – 1 pack (The same used for pani puri outside.  Available in shops)
• White peas – 100 grams (soaked for 6 to 8 hours and then boiled)
• Onion – 3 medium sized( 2 chopped in medium size and 1 chopped fine)
• Sev – 100 grams
• Ginger paste – 1 tsp
• Tomato – 3 medium sized(chopped medium size)
• Jeera Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Dhaniya(Corriander) Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Corriander leaves – handful (chopped)
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
• Jaggery powder – 1 tbsp
• Tamarind juice – 1 cup
• Pudina(Mint) leaves – 1 bunch
• Green chillies – 3 to 4
• Cooking oil – 3 tsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation –

1) Grind pudina, green chillies and tomato together to a fine paste. 

2) In a kadai, fry chopped onion in 3 tsp of oil.  Add red chilli powder to the same and fry for 3 minutes.

3) Add the ground paste to the same and fry till about 5 minutes in medium flame.  Add a glass of water if required.

4) Now add tamarind juice, jaggery and cook for another 2 minutes.  Keep stirring.

5) Add garam masala powder, ginger paste, jeera powder, dhaniya powder and salt.  Mix well. 

6) Add the boiled peas to the same and cook in low flame for another 5 mins.  Stir occationally.  Garnish with corriander leaves.  Masala is ready!

7) In a plate crush 5 to 6 puri’s.  Put a 2 tbsp of masala on it.  Add little onion and sev on the top and serve!