This is a Recipe for preparing at home tasty and delicious Restaurant or Dabha Style Maharashtrian Puri Batata [ Potato] Bhaji. This is a most popular and famous Indian snack, breakfast or main course dish, which can easily be prepared at home using this simple to follow step-by-step recipe, which, I have described in this article.
The Marathi language version of the Puri-Batata Bhaji recipe has been published in this – Article
Maharashtrian Puri Batata Bhaji Preparation Time: 45 Minutes
Serves: 4 Persons
Ingredients
For the Puri:
3 Cup Wheat Flour
2 Tablespoon Oil (hot)
1 Teaspoon Sugar
Salt as per taste
Oil for frying
For the Batata Bhaji:
Four Potatoes (boiled, pealed and mashed)
2 Medium size Onion (cut in to thin slices)
One Lemon medium size
Salt and Sugar as per taste
For the Masala (grind to a paste):
¼ Cup Coriander
4-5 Garlic Leaves
1” Ginger piece
2-3 Green Chilies
For the Tadka:
1 Tablespoon Oil
1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
¼ Teaspoon Asafetida
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
7-8 Curry Leaves
Preparation:
For the Puri: Mix the Wheat Flour, Oil, Sugar, and Salt and add some water to prepare thick Dough. Keep it aside for 10 minutes, prepare medium size balls, and roll them in a Puri sized shapes.
Heat the Oil in a Kadhai and deep-fry the Puris until slightly browned.
For the Batata Bhaji:
Boil, peal and mash the Potatoes and apply the Lemon Juice, Salt and Sugar to the mashed Potatoes.
Heat the Oil in a Kadhai and add the Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Asafetida, Curry Leaves, Onion and fry for 2 minutes on a slow flame.
Then add the grounded Masala, Turmeric Powder and little bit of Salt and mix it well and fry for a minute.
Then add the mashed Potatoes and mix it well and fry for 4-5 minutes on a slow flame.
While Serving garnish with shredded Coconut and Coriander leaves.
Serve the Puri-Bhaji hot.
