Masal Puri - Coimbatore Style

 

Hello everyone,

Masala puri is a popular street food in India. The taste and way of making masala puri differs from place to place. I am from Coimbatore, I have tasted masala puri in quiet a lot of places(Coimbatore ,Bangalore, Hyd, Chennai, Jaipur, Goa and even US) but for me nothing tasted better than Coimbatore version of it especially Sasi kadai in S.B Colony.

Two of my close relatives used to live in S.B Colony so whenever we go there we stop by ARC Sasi Pani Puri( Sasi Kadai) to have masala puri and bhel puri. They serve amazing chaats. I missed this after moving to Bangalore. I missed it so much that I learned to make this dish 8 yrs ago from a blog. I have been making the same way. It tastes great, I would to share the receipe with you and hope you like it as well. 

Usually masala puri is made by breaking the puris and pour the masala on top of it. In Coimbatore, they place the puri on the plate by making small hole and add masala on it. The recipe to make for 3-4 servings. 

Ingredients:

Puri - 20-25

Onion - 1 finely chopped

Tomato - 1 big finely chopped

Cilantro - 1/2 cup finely chopped

Grated carrot - 3/4 cup

Sev - 1 cup

Chaat masala - 2 tbsp

For Masala Gravy

Dried Green Peas - 1 cup

Onion - 1 Cup chopped

Ginger - 1/2 inch

Garlic - 2 pods small

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Green chili - 1or 2 (according to spice level)

Cilantro - 1/4 cup

Salt as required

Method:

1. Soak peas overnight or for nearly 8 hrs and pressure cook them for 4 whistles by adding water and some salt. Keep it aside.

2. Grind all the ingredients under 'For Masala Gravy' section with half a cup of boiled peas to a fine paste. Reserve rest of the boiled peas.

3. In a heavy bottomed vessel, add grinded paste and bring it to boil. Cook until the raw smell goes. Add little water to maintain the consistency. The gravy shouldn't be too thick. Masala is ready.

4. Now place 5-6 puris on a plate and make a hole on top of the puris. 

5. Add 1 tsp of reserved peas into each puris and pour the masala paste on top of the puris. Finally garnish with  chopped onion, tomatoes, carrot, cilantro and sev. Sprinkle some chaat masala on top of it. 

Enjoy Coimbatore's masala puri.