Dal Puri

This is a flat bread which is filled with spilt peas and fried. It is often served as with curry.

4 oz split peas

1 teaspoon turmeric

½ onion

1 spring onion

1 teaspoon salt

Black pepper to taste

For the dough

1 1/2 lbs  self raising flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

12 fluid oz tepid water

Oil for frying

To make the split peas

Add the turmeric to the split peas

Add water to the split peas and boil for approx. thirty minutes or until tender

Chop the onion and add to the split peas

Chop the spring onion and add to the split peas

Add the salt and black pepper

Remove the split peas from the heat

Mash the split peas

 

To make the dough

Mix the flour, salt,baking powder with the water

Knead into a dough for approx. 10 minutes

Put the dough in a bowl and cover

Leave to rest for 3 hours

To make the Dal Puri

Separate the dough into balls

Flatten out the balls

Place a tablespoon of the split peas in the flatten dough

Form back into a ball

Roll out onto a floured board

Heat the oil in a shallow frying pan

Make sure it is very hot, but not smoking

Put the dal puris, one at a time,  into the hot oil

Fry on one side until golden

Turn over and fry the other side

Remove from the oil and leave to drain on a paper towel.

                                                                              ENJOY