Kuttu Pooris (Buckwheat Flat Bread – Fried)

Kuttu Pooris (Buckwheat Flat Bread – Fried)

Recipe by Mudita BhageriaCourse: MainCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

15 poori make

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

During the celebrations of Navratri (and some other festivals), devotees fast. Throughout this fasting period, people consume Kuttu (buckwheat). According to Hindu mythology, it is a strict NO for consuming grains during Navratri. Hence pseudo cereals such as kuttu or Singhara Ka atta(water caltrop/ chestnut) are consumed during this time. I have tried this recipe multiple times. It’s always so yummy.  It’s so simple and uses few ingredients we have in our  pantry.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Kuttu (buckwheat) or singhara (water caltrop) atta/ flour + ⅓ cup for dusting

  • 3 medium potatoes boiled and mashed (fully mashed, not crushed)

  • 2 tsp black salt (or use any other salt) – adjust to taste

  • 2 tsp black pepper – adjust to taste

  • 2 tbsp cilantro – finely chopped (optional)

  • 1 or 2 green chili finely chopped – adjust to taste (optional)

  • Oil for deep frying

Directions

  • Take a wide bowl and add flour, potatoes, green chili, cilantro, salt and pepper.
  • Add about 1 tbsp oil and mix all ingredients
  • Knead into a hard dough, add water as required and make a hard dough.
  • Apply oil on the dough surface, cover the dough and keep aside for about 5 minutes.
  • Add oil to a fry pan and put on medium-high heat
  • Apply oil to your palms and take a golf ball size piece of dough and roll it between palms
  • Spread flour dust on a flat surface and roll with a roller pin into a flatbread (Poori) about 3 inches in diameter. Apply flour dust as needed.
  • When oil is hot, add poori and fry from both sides till golden brown.
  • Fry remaining pooris in the same manner.
  • Serve with aloo sabji, chutney and dahi

Notes

  • if the pooris break during frying,  add more flour to the dough and also make poori size smaller.
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  • it is good for lunch and traveling.
  • And it is gluten free dish.