Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

  • About

Pooris look like puffed-up balloons. They are crisp, soft and delicious and may be eaten with almost all Indian meats, vegetables and pulses. They are also easy to make. Rolled-out discs of dough are put into hot oil and they cook magically in just a few seconds.

As pooris are best eaten hot, I have taught my entire family how to make them. I make three pooris per person. Then, if anyone wants more, they are told to go to the kitchen and make their own. And they do! Our poori dinner