URAD DAL POORI / BEDHMI POORI

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time:10 minutes
Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

1/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
1 cup whole wheat flour or all purpose flour
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 tbsp oil + for deep frying

1/8 tsp red chili powder

1/2 tsp garam masala or sabzi masala

1/4 tsp sounf powder
salt to taste

Method:

1. Clean, wash and soak the urad dal with enough water for 2 to 3 hours. Drain completely.
2. Combine the urad dal and ¼ cup of water in a mixer and blend into a smooth paste.
3. Transfer the urad dal paste to a  bowl, add rest of the ingredients, mix well and knead into a tight dough  using water if required.
4. Cover the dough with damp cloth and keep on rest for 10 minutes if you are using wheat flour, in case you are using all purpose flour then keep it on rest for 1 hour in a warm place and in this case you can add 1/8 tsp baking powder also.
5. Make lemon sized balls of the dough.
6. Grease the rolling board lightly with oil and roll each portion into thick circular disks.
7. Heat the oil in a kadhai, deep-fry, these poories till golden brown in colour from both the sides.
8. Serve immediately with cholley or any subzi of your choice.