Bedmi puri with dubki aloo
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Crisp puris stuffed with spiced urad dal paste, served with a thin, tangy potato curry. A classic breakfast of Agra and western UP.
Region: Agra, Mathura and western Uttar PradeshOccasion: Breakfast; Sundays and festivalsTime: 1 hour + 4 hours soakingServes: 4Vegetarian
Ingredients
- For the puri: 2 cups whole-wheat flour (atta), ½ cup split urad dal soaked 4 hours, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp grated ginger, a pinch of hing, salt to taste, oil for deep frying
- For the aloo: 4 boiled potatoes, 2 tomatoes puréed, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tsp cumin seeds, a pinch of hing, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp amchur, 1 tsp grated ginger, salt, 3 cups water, coriander leaves
Method
- Grind the drained urad dal coarsely with ginger. Lightly crush the fennel and coriander seeds.
- Knead the atta with the dal paste, crushed spices, chilli, hing, salt and a little water into a stiff dough. Rest 20 minutes.
- For the aloo, heat oil, add cumin and hing, then the tomato purée, ginger and dry spices. Cook until the oil separates.
- Break the boiled potatoes roughly by hand into the pan, add water and salt and simmer 10 minutes. The gravy should stay thin, so the puri can be dipped ('dubki').
- Roll small balls of dough into thick puris and deep-fry in hot oil until puffed and golden.
- Finish the aloo with amchur and coriander and serve with the hot puris.
History
Bedmi puri is a long-standing street breakfast in the old bazaars of Agra and Mathura, often served by halwais alongside jalebi.
Significance
It is a weekend and festival breakfast across western UP, usually eaten from leaf plates with a sweet such as jalebi afterwards.