Khameeri Puri

Khameeri puri is a kashmiri recipe made by deep frying leavened bread. To give it a different flavour aniseed, sugar, khameer is also added.

Ingredients (20 puris)

• Maida – 100 gms
• Wheat flour – 100 gms
• Baking powder – ½ tsp
• Baking soda – ½ tsp
• Salt – ½ tsp
• Crushed sugar -1½ tbsp
• Aniseed (crushed) 1 tbsp
• Melted ghee 1 tbsp
• Warm milk 125 ml
• Warm water if required
• Oil/ghee for frying

For Khameer

• Maida – ¾ tsp
• Sugar – ¼ tsp
• Curd -1¼ tsp
• Warm water -¾ tsp

Method

• Mix all the ingredients of khameer and keep it in a warm place for 1-2 hours.
• Sieve maida, wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add ghee, khameer mix, sugar, aniseed.
• Mix all the ingredients. Knead into a dough by gradually adding warm milk. Water can be used if required. The dough should be soft but not of a sticky consistency. Cover and leave it in a warm place to ferment. (4-5 hrs may be sufficient in hot weather whereas it might be necessary to keep it for 8-10 hours in cold weather).
• The dough should rise to nearly double its original size. Knead once again. Now divide the dough into 20 equal parts and shape them round with the help of little oil. Roll each ball into a round puri about 2.5-3 inches in diameter. Fry on medium heat till they puff and become golden brown in colour.
• Khameeri puri is ready.
• Serve hot with Makhana matar or any vegetable curry.