Jias
July 3, 2011, 12:41am
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Re: Bihari Recipes
Hey guys
I come from a Bihari Family (some family members from UP too) and I have recently shared a few recipes on here so I thought I would put them all together Other people should add too!
***Bihari Puri
Mostar asked for bihari puri- she said they are rectangular im afraid I dont know what she is talking about but these how are we make puris in our family apparently puris in bihari families are smaller and baloon up alot more than other kinds of puri
1 and 1/3 cup Flour (Maida)
Blend the dry ingredients in a large bowl, little by little add the melted butter and rub with your finger tips initially once you have rubbed all the butter in add the water little by little enough to bind it all into a dough.
Cover the dough with a damb cloth and set aside in a warm area for half an hour or so
After 30 mins, knead the dough a little more (goondh it) the dough should not be sticky it should be kind of stiff it shouldnt require extra flour when you are rolling it out.
Make little balls out the dough and cover with a damp cloth to stop them drying out.
Take each ball and dip it into more melted butter or ghee or oil ( heart attack central!) and then roll it out into little rounds about 5 inches
Heat alot of oil in a wok/kadahi until the oil is HOT.
Now here is technique
As soon as you put each puri in you have to press on the puri with the back of rounded spatula or seive or you have to immeadiately flick hot oil over the puri with a spatula both of these will make the puri balloon up.
Cook for a few mins until golden brown and serve hot!
I am from Bihari family too, we called it kichori not puri, puri is like round paratha filled with mashed aalo or chanay ki daal(after boiling, grinding and mixed with masala), the rectangular shape roti is called tahzaar. It is very common in bihari families.