Comments on: Poori update http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/ recipes from India and other lands Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Deep Fried Love: Batata Vada « A Mad Tea Party http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-2275 Deep Fried Love: Batata Vada « A Mad Tea Party Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:28:47 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-2275 [...] Deep Fried Love: Batata Vada If you have been seeing Batata Vadas appear in some of the food blogs you read and wondering what is up with that, here is what is at the root of it all - old fashioned indulgence.  A year ago, while discussing this and that on this blog, I and my readers decided a party was in order - an old fashioned yet not completely throw-caution-to-the-winds party.  Celebrating food without worrying about what went into it, or got left out; being intuitive instead of thoughtful.  It lead to a bunch of us frying poori last year, some for the first time! [...] [...] Deep Fried Love: Batata Vada If you have been seeing Batata Vadas appear in some of the food blogs you read and wondering what is up with that, here is what is at the root of it all – old fashioned indulgence.  A year ago, while discussing this and that on this blog, I and my readers decided a party was in order – an old fashioned yet not completely throw-caution-to-the-winds party.  Celebrating food without worrying about what went into it, or got left out; being intuitive instead of thoughtful.  It lead to a bunch of us frying poori last year, some for the first time! [...]

]]> By: sharmi http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1658 sharmi Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:53:40 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1658 LOL!! sorry but they look burnt to me hahahah.... To make a good poori the dough should not be sticky. it should be littl tough than the roti dough. you have to just take a small lime size balls and do not roll them too much. rolling them too much with the rolling pin will not make the pooris puff. to avoid over frying or less frying the oil temp should remain on medium high . no multitasking like rolling in one hand and frying on the other. roll some pooris and then fry them all one by one. hope this helps. this week you can see almost all the blogs raining with pooris. just check out some you will get good tips. I too have made some. <em>:-D If only you had visited sooner...yes indeed, I found that they cannot be rolled too thin...nor is it possible to fry and roll the next- they fry too quickly! These have turmeric and powdered chiles, so...they darken in spots more than plain puris I think. ;-)</em> LOL!! sorry but they look burnt to me hahahah…. To make a good poori the dough should not be sticky. it should be littl tough than the roti dough. you have to just take a small lime size balls and do not roll them too much. rolling them too much with the rolling pin will not make the pooris puff. to avoid over frying or less frying the oil temp should remain on medium high . no multitasking like rolling in one hand and frying on the other. roll some pooris and then fry them all one by one. hope this helps. this week you can see almost all the blogs raining with pooris. just check out some you will get good tips. I too have made some.

:-D If only you had visited sooner…yes indeed, I found that they cannot be rolled too thin…nor is it possible to fry and roll the next- they fry too quickly! These have turmeric and powdered chiles, so…they darken in spots more than plain puris I think. ;-)

]]> By: What a Party! « A Mad Tea Party http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1657 What a Party! « A Mad Tea Party Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:38:08 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1657 [...] Indosungod (Daily Musings) Shilpi Mary Manisha (Indian Food Rocks) Mallugirl (Malabar Spices) I (A Mad Tea Party) SK Nandita (Saffron Trail) Asha (Aroma) Indira (Mahanandi) Ramya (Aromas of Food) ET (Evolving Tastes) TBC (The Budding Cook) Bee and Jai (Jugalbandi) Prajakta (Swaypakghar) Coffee (The Spice Cafe) Shilpa (Aayi’s Recipes) RP (My Workshop) Sandeepa (Bong Mom’s Cookbook) Madhuli (My Foodcourt) Musical (Musical’s Kitchen) Santhi (Writing on the Mirror) Priya (Akshayapatram) GV Barve (Add Flavour) Latha (Masala Magic) Hima (Snackorama) Saju (Chachi’s Kitchen) Sia (Spice Corner) Mona (Zaika) Vee (Past, Present and Me) Meeta (What’s For Lunch Honey) Shyam (Food, In The Main) Padma (Padma’s Kitchen) Suma Gandlur (Veggie Platter) Neroli (Neroli.108) TC (The Cooker) Lakshmi (The Yum Blog) Sharmi (Naivedyam) Pel (Elaichi et Cetera) [...] [...] Indosungod (Daily Musings) Shilpi Mary Manisha (Indian Food Rocks) Mallugirl (Malabar Spices) I (A Mad Tea Party) SK Nandita (Saffron Trail) Asha (Aroma) Indira (Mahanandi) Ramya (Aromas of Food) ET (Evolving Tastes) TBC (The Budding Cook) Bee and Jai (Jugalbandi) Prajakta (Swaypakghar) Coffee (The Spice Cafe) Shilpa (Aayi’s Recipes) RP (My Workshop) Sandeepa (Bong Mom’s Cookbook) Madhuli (My Foodcourt) Musical (Musical’s Kitchen) Santhi (Writing on the Mirror) Priya (Akshayapatram) GV Barve (Add Flavour) Latha (Masala Magic) Hima (Snackorama) Saju (Chachi’s Kitchen) Sia (Spice Corner) Mona (Zaika) Vee (Past, Present and Me) Meeta (What’s For Lunch Honey) Shyam (Food, In The Main) Padma (Padma’s Kitchen) Suma Gandlur (Veggie Platter) Neroli (Neroli.108) TC (The Cooker) Lakshmi (The Yum Blog) Sharmi (Naivedyam) Pel (Elaichi et Cetera) [...]

]]> By: Cynthia http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1656 Cynthia Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:14:02 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1656 Success! :) <em>Nearly!</em> Success! :)

Nearly!

]]> By: Rachna http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1653 Rachna Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:40:02 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1653 Hello Pel... great going with the poori battle, fight on...and really it is tru, i used to fight with my mum to have 'unpuffed' crispy ones when i was a kid :D ...did i read somewhere u said choclate shrikhand???? woooooooow.... r e c i p e pleeeez... i recently made almond shreekhand and it was out of this world...about to post the recipe... love your general ramblings here and at anita's place :) <em>Hey Rachna! Here's the <a href="http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/06/07/chocolate-shrikhand-almond-pooris-and-an-answer-to-the-baffling-battiness/" rel="nofollow">chocolate shrikhand </a>recipe. Almond shrikhand? Oh, that sounds divine! Will you be posting it? Now, I'm wondering if I could manage chocolate puris... :-D I can see puris causing battles- puffed or crispy!</em> Hello Pel… great going with the poori battle, fight on…and really it is tru, i used to fight with my mum to have ‘unpuffed’ crispy ones when i was a kid :D …did i read somewhere u said choclate shrikhand???? woooooooow…. r e c i p e pleeeez… i recently made almond shreekhand and it was out of this world…about to post the recipe… love your general ramblings here and at anita’s place :)

Hey Rachna! Here’s the chocolate shrikhand recipe. Almond shrikhand? Oh, that sounds divine! Will you be posting it? Now, I’m wondering if I could manage chocolate puris… :-D I can see puris causing battles- puffed or crispy!

]]> By: Anita http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1652 Anita Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:04:11 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1652 Are you still frying more? <em>Oh yeah...I don't give up too easily! :-)</em> Are you still frying more?

Oh yeah…I don’t give up too easily! :-)

]]> By: Srivalli http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1649 Srivalli Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:27:02 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1649 well all in all the puris look very good....nice way of making them stand in line for the photo.. <em>Hey, thanks. I actually used a glass set on a towel to allow them to drain upright, then used the glass for the photo as well.</em> well all in all the puris look very good….nice way of making them stand in line for the photo..

Hey, thanks. I actually used a glass set on a towel to allow them to drain upright, then used the glass for the photo as well.

]]> By: Manisha http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1647 Manisha Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:10:48 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1647 The ones on the right are a tad too dark but so what? :D Did you add any turmeric powder? It makes them yellow. Gasp! Imagine that! :roll: <em>Hehehehe...yeah...there be turmeric in there. Actually, I liked the darker ones- richer flavour! I like the light ones too. </em> The ones on the right are a tad too dark but so what? :D

Did you add any turmeric powder? It makes them yellow. Gasp! Imagine that! :roll:

Hehehehe…yeah…there be turmeric in there. Actually, I liked the darker ones- richer flavour! I like the light ones too.

]]> By: shilpa http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1645 shilpa Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:05:48 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1645 Pelicano, everyone has their share of failures in puri making. I have had too many disasters. But this time when aayi made puris, I realised, what mistakes I do. Experience always counts isn't it? I am sure your next trial would be perfectly alright. <em>Most wise woman you are! ;-) And a great cook BTW.</em> Pelicano, everyone has their share of failures in puri making. I have had too many disasters. But this time when aayi made puris, I realised, what mistakes I do. Experience always counts isn’t it? I am sure your next trial would be perfectly alright.

Most wise woman you are! ;-) And a great cook BTW.

]]> By: musical http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1641 musical Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:52:43 +0000 http://elaichietcetera.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/poori-update/#comment-1641 Aha, you and your pictures, Pel-very cute presentation. and yes, as Anita says, its the mirchi. But i'll anyday pick up mirchi pooris over puffed ones :) Stop complaining and just eat them-mirchi is always good, right :) <em>Right! :-)</em> Aha, you and your pictures, Pel-very cute presentation. and yes, as Anita says, its the mirchi. But i’ll anyday pick up mirchi pooris over puffed ones :) Stop complaining and just eat them-mirchi is always good, right :)

Right! :-)

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