Achari Masala Poori is a delicious Indian flatbread made with wheat flour and spices, including the homemade Achari Masala Powder. This makes a wonderful meal for a relaxed weekend brunch.
We are starting the New Year's Edition of BM that has some very interesting themes lined up. One of my all-time favorite themes has always been the AtoZ list. We have been doing such different AtoZ compiled lists for Mega BM for a long time.
Everything I gather recipes for a particular theme, I always end up doing two other lists as well. So I actually have about ten different AtoZ Series with all the recipes included. Ever since I had the list ready and realized that Mega BMs are tough to include all the themes, it struck me suddenly that I could make this part of the regular BM as well.
So starting this month, we can pick one theme under the AtoZ series and do all the months with the respective alphabets. I am sort of obsessed with Indian Flatbreads, so it's only natural I picked it up as one of my themes.
By end of this year, you will have a complete list of AtoZ Indian Pooris and I am starting this series with this Achari Masala Poori.
One of the factors that helped me pick this first was because we make pooris twice a month and I can always plan to make these pooris for ourselves while the kids are obsessed only with Chana Masala.
This also gave me an option to try different side dishes and as we always end up having a brunch, I also clubbed it with some sweets. I am hoping I will be able to do such elaborate brunches, however since this is the first I was over-enthusiastic.
What is Achari Masala and can we make it at home?
Well, Achar refers to Pickle in Hindi and this Achari Masala Powder has all the pickling spices blended together and used in this recipe.
I made the achari masala powder at home and was happy with the way the pooris turned out. Some of the other pooris that started with A were Aloo Poori, Aam Ki Poori, Ajwain Poori to name some. I was inspired by a recipe I read somewhere and decided to go with this poori as my first in the series.
This was part of the AtoZ series I did on Indian Pooris, for the entire collection of A to Z Indian Pooris, check the roundup.
If you are looking for different options for Indian Breakfast and feel adventurous about making it in alphabets, do see the roundup of A to Z Indian Breakfast dishes.
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Achari Masala Poori
Ingredients Needed:
2 cups Wheat Flour
2 tbsp Achari Masala Powder
1 tsp Red Chili Flakes
A Pinch Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Cooking Oil hot
1 tsp Fennel Seeds
Salt to taste
Cooking Oil for deep frying
How to make Masala Poori
In a wide bowl add all the ingredients and mix well.
Slowly add water to knead to a stiff dough.
Heat a Kadai with oil for deep frying.
Divide the dough into small lemon sized balls, dust with flour, and roll out into 6 diameter discs.
When the oil is hot, gently slide in and deep fry on both sides.
Gently press on the top using a ladle for the poori to fluff up.
Transfer to a kitchen towel.
Serve with your choice of side dishes.
I served with Chana Masala, Aloo Masal along with Moong Sago Kheer.
Recipe
Achari Masala Poori
Ingredients
- 2 cups Wheat Flour
- 2 tbsp Achari Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil hot
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
- Salt to taste
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a wide bowl add all the ingredients and mix well.
- Slowly add water to knead to a stiff dough.
- Heat a Kadai with oil for deep frying.
- Divide the dough into small lemon sized balls, dust with flour and roll out into 6 diameter discs.
- When the oil is hot, gently slide in and deep fry on both sides.
- Gently press on the top using ladle for the poori to fluff up.
- Transfer to a kitchen towel.
- Serve with your choice of side dishes.
- I served with Chana Masala, Aloo Masal along with Moong Sago Kheer.
Vaishali Sabnani says
Wow ! Valli , i should have guessed Flatbreads as the theme knowing your love for these . Achaari Poori sounds and looks absolutely fantastic , so well puffed . Serving it with chana and aloo is a treat .
Well 3 lists of Ato Z ! Omg ! You are too much - ehe he he !
Saraswathi Tharagaram says
Valli, I am craving now after seeing your poori pictures! Superr good!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
That whole platter looks so amazing Valli! I am going to invite myself over next time when I come to India. The achari poori is very interesting and my boys would love this.
Harini Rupanagudi says
OMG! I am amazed at all your A-Z lists !! Looking forward to the many pooris in this series. Love this spicy achari masala poori.
Amara says
Oh love this Achari poori Valli. I make masala roti but never thought of making poori. Will sure try next time.
Sushma Pinjala says
Wow Masala poori looks delicious, cant wait to see all your posts in this series.
Suma Gandlur says
First of all, looking forward to your poori series. And so, you now have a list for the coming years as well? :)) These achari masala pooris make a good start.