Masala Puri Bangalore Style
 
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • Green or white dried peas - 2 cups soaked overnightg
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion - chopped
  • 2 garlic
  • small piece ginger
  • 5 green chilies
  • ½ cup cilantro
  • 4 springs mint
  • 1 clove
  • for masala paste:
for the peas curry
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Bay leaf
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp toasted cumin powder
  • pinch black salt
  • Water
To serve with
  • Puri
  • Tamarind chutney
  • Green chutney
  • Sev
  • Onion, finely chopped
  • Tomato , finely chopped
  • Cilantro or coriander leaves, chopped
  • touch of chaat masala
Instructions
How to make the Peas Curry/Masala
  1. Wash and soak the dried peas overnight with 4 cups of water or atleast for 6 hours.
  2. You can cook the peas over a stove top, instant pot or my preferred method a pressure cooker. Cook it with little turmeric powder and a clove. Add about 4 cups of water and let it cook for about 4 whistles and turn off the stove and let it settle. Set aside.
To make the spice paste
  1. In a pan add oil, add the onion, ginger and garlic, saute it for about 2 minutes. You don't want it to caramelize or brown, just translucent. Switch off the heat and let cool. Once cool, blend it with cilantro, mint and take that clove you cooked the peas with and add it to this mixture. Blend to a smooth paste.
  2. In a pan, add oil, bay leave and saute. Add the chili powder, cumin powder and the masala paste, cook just for a minute. Add the cooked Peas along with the water, add salt. Mix. The consistency should be slightly runny. . Simmer it for about 10 minutes. Adjust the water according to your liking. Masala Puri is slightly watery.
Assembly
  1. In a shallow bowl, add the puris, the peas masala, toppings, sev and serve hot
Enjoy
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2021/10/20/masala-puri/