Poori (Fried Flour Flat Breads)

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup lukewarm water
1 pinch of salt

Oil for deep frying

Method:

Knead flour with water into slightly sticky dough.

Rest and cover loosely for 15 minutes.

Break off golf ball-sized pieces.

Dip in the flour, and roll out as Tortilla or Roti.

Heat the oil in wok or Karahi.

Deep fry puri until slightly brown. (To puff Puri, press down puris lightly into the oil when frying.)

Drain excessive oil and serve hot with any curried vegetable especially Chana.

Recipe by: Food-India.com

Potato Cakes

Ingredients

1/4 cup self-raising flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
pinch pepper
2 eggs
1 small onion
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
500 g potatoes
60 g butter

Methods:

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl.
Beat eggs well and add to dry ingredients.
Peel and grate onion. Add to mixture in bowl with parsley. Mix well.
Wash, peel and grate potatoes.
Put in cloth or absorbent paper and squeeze out excess liquid.
Add potatoes to egg mixture and beat thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
Heat butter in a frying pan.
Spoon about 2 tablespoons batter into pan and flatten slightly with a spoon.
Cook over medium heat until golden brown and crisp on one side.
Turn carefully and brown on other side.
Drain on absorbent paper.

Recipe: Aussie Cooking