Name: Agra's Bedmi Poori
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup split urad dal (soaked overnight); 1 inch ginger; 3 to 4 green chillies; 1½ cup whole wheat flour (atta); 1/4 cup semolina (rava or sooji); 1 teaspoon fennel seeds powder; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder; a pinch of hing; salt to taste; water (sparingly); Oil (to grease, coat and dee fry)

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Bedmi Poori is a popular deep-fried puffed bread served for breakfast in and around Agra, India along with spicy potato curry.

Agra's Bedmi Poori served with aloo masala

F and I had visited Agra to watch the Taj Mahal and we ended up eating countless Bedmi pooris every morning at the hotel's restaurant. guilt-free. As a foodie, I associate vacation with the food we enjoyed together. Bedmi pooris were one of them. Unfortunately, we never got to have again. When I came across the vacation pictures, I decided to try and make Bedmi Pooris.

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Bedmi Poori
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Bedmi Poori

Bedmi Pooris are deep-fried puffed bread made with urad dal stuffed wheat flour dough. These pooris are served for breakfast or brunch in and around Agra and across Delhi. Bedmi puris are paired with spicy potato masala and a tall tumbler of cold lassi to cool your tummy.

Let's look at the list of things you will need to make Bedmi pooris at home for breakfast.

Ingredients

Lentil: I have used the tiny white split urad dal.
Veggies: You will need ginger and green chillies.
Flour: I have used whole wheat flour and semolina aka rava or sooji.
Ground spices: You will need fennel seeds powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, dry mango powder and hing
Oil: I used sunflower oil.

How to make it?

You can make Bedmi Pooris in two methods - first, all in one bowl dough and the second method, stuff the cooked lentil mix like parathas and deep fry. I chose to go with the all-in-one bowl dough method. Some recipes called for garam masala and fresh coriander leaves.

First, don't forget to wash and soak the urad dal overnight.

urad dal and other ingredients in a grinder jar

Drain the urad dal and add it into the blender along with ginger and green chillies. Grind it to a finer coarse paste with help of minimal water.

Add the flour mix items to a large bowl and mix well. Wheat flour, salt, thing, dry mango powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and fennel powder.

Add the prepared urad dal paste.

Start kneading to make a smooth dough (use water sparingly) - it will be sticky so you may grease your hands with oil. Coat the dough with oil and cover and rest it for 30 minutes.