Black Channa Poori Recipe / Channa Puri Recipe / Kala Chana Puri / Kondai Kadalaii Poori Recipe / Kadalai Poori Recipe / Chana Puri Recipe

Ingredients

Black channa / Kondai kadalai / Kala channa — 1/2 cup

( wash and soak it in water for overnight)

Wheat flour — 1 & 3/4 cup

( add more or less as needed)

Salt to taste

Cumin powder — 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder — 1 tsp

Crushed kastoori methi — 1/2 tsp

Garam masala — 1/2 tsp

Cubed potato — 1 small size

( do not boil, peel the skin and cut into cubes)

Oil to deep fry

Method

Drain the water from the kala channa and add it into a blender grind it along with the potato to a smooth thick paste. Do not add water for grinding, add very little water if needed to grind.

Transfer to a bowl and add the spice powders, salt and add wheat flour little by little to form a soft non sticky stiff dough.

Divide the dough into equal size balls and dust with flour and roll it out into semi thick disc.

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry till both side are light brown.

Remove from oil and place it on a kitchen tissue for excess oil to get absorbed.

Enjoy hot with any side dish, pickle or raita.

Note:

If you don’t want to deep fry roll it out into a roti cook it on a tawa and enjoy.