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Puri Bhaji with chutney and lemon

High carbs alert! 😅

Who can resist this sinfully yummy, calorie packed breakfast? No one! Yes you can be a dieting ninja but I bet you just can't resist a plate of spicy dry potato bhaji and scrumptious pooris when served as breakfast or even as dinner. I know it will give you a tough time at the gym while burning those extra calories but it's worth it, to be honest! Lol

This popular breakfast is typically served with a side of coconut based chutney (that's usually white but I like green colour so I add some greens), pickle, watery pea curry (Usal) and lemon with raw onions but you can never find any bits of raw onion in my plate, I just don't like that smell. I couldn't make usal or pea curry or channe ka salan whatever you may call it as it was not a planned meal and i had no soaked or tinned chickpeas or peas so I served the simple puri bhaji with chutney and lemon.

Puri Bhaji Recipe

How to make pooris:
I followed this recipe How to make perfect Pooris and the result was amazingly perfect puffy pooris.

For making Potato Bhaji you will need

Ingredients:

2 Large Boiled Potatoes
3-4 Cloves of Garlic
1/2 Teaspoon Chopped Ginger
10-12 Fresh Curry Leaves
1/2 Cup Fresh Coriander Leaves
3-4 Green Chilies
1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
1/4th Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 Teaspoon or as per taste Salt
2 Tablespoon Cooking Oil
1 Chopped Onion (optional)

Method:

1. Peel and chop boil potatoes. Peel and crush  the garlic cloves. Finely chop green chilies and coriander leaves and ginger.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves once they start to splutter add crushed garlic (and chopped onion, if using). When garlic turns golden add ginger, chilies and coriander and saute it well on low flame till nice aroma arises then add salt and turmeric powder and stir well. finally add chopped potatoes, mix well and cook cover till potatoes absorb all the flavours.
3. Always serve it hot with puris, lemon and chutney.

For Making Chutney:

Finely slice 1 cup fresh coconut and grind it to a fine paste along with 2-3 cloves of garlic. add salt to it and give tadka of mustard seeds. you can add green or red chilies and a few coriander leaves while grinding the chutney. Use very little water while making the chutney.