Swala or Sewala from Uttarakhand ~ A to Z Indian Pooris
Swala or the Sewala is a stuffed deep fried Indian Bread from the state of Uttarakhand. These stuffed pooris don't require a side dish, you can simply serve it with butter and pickle.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Toor Dal
- 1 inch Ginger
- 3 nos Green Chillies
- Handful Coriander Leaves
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Salt to taste
For the Outer Layer
- 1 cup Wheat Flour
- Salt to taste
- Water to knead the dough
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
Instructions
How to make Swala
- Wash and pressure the toor dal with turmeric powder.
- Once the pressure falls down, take the dal along with ginger, green chilies, coriander leaves and grind to a paste.
- To knead the dough, take the flour in a bowl, along salt and slowly add water to knead to a stiff dough.
- When ready to make the pooris, pinch out equal balls of the dough.
- Flatten one ball and place the stuffing in the center and enclose on all sides to cover it properly.
- Flatten the balls and dust well.
- Roll it with a rolling pin carefully to make sure the stuffing doesn’t come out.
- Heat a kadai with cooking oil and when it is hot, gently drop in the pooris and cook on both sides.
- Drain on a kitchen towel and serve with aloo subzi.
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