My mom's famous Methi Chai Puris

Every time I travel from home, my mom has to pack a box full of these chai puri's. Last time I didnt eat any on the trip, and saved them for later. I love these chai puris they have a nice spice and crunch to them and go well with your evening coffee/tea.

These puris are some effort, and are best made in large quantities so you dont need to keep making them over and over. The recipe I have will give you around 40-50 medium sized puris. But if you make them smaller, you ll get even more. This recipe is our favorite namkeen and is usually made during Diwali.

Tea, chai puris, a great book to relax 

Chai puris

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 2 cups
Rava - 1 cup
Quick cooking Oats - 3/4 cup
Fresh Methi - 1 cup  / Kasuri methi  - 2 tbsp
Jeera
Salt - to taste
Crushed Pepper - to taste
Red chilli flakes ( optional)
Ghee - melted.
Oil for deep frying.

Make a stiff dough using all the above ingredients. Use as little water as possible to make the dough. Close it and keep it aside for half an hour.

Rolling out the puris

Close-up view 

Keep the oil to heat up in a frying pan. Roll into small puris, make sure it is thick and not very thin. Take a knife or a fork to make holes in the puris.

Once the oil is hot, fry the puris until they are a golden brown. Take them out and put them on a tissue paper for oil to drain.

Enjoy with hot tea or coffee. These puris are a health snack as they are made at home :) . Store the puris in an air tight container, so they stay fresh.

I hope you enjoy making these, let me know how yours turned out.

- Yanka