There are so many great Indian restaurant starter dishes that go well with puris!
This homemade puri recipes is delicious.
I can still remember the first time I tried a stuffed puri. I was at an Indian restaurant in Croydon with a group of friends. One ordered prawn puri and recommended I do the same. I went for the lamb keema puri and it was amazing.
Since that day about 20 years ago, puris have become sort of a naughty treat. I love them but they aren’t exactly low in calories.
Fattening though they may be, they are so nice.
If you are having a group of people over for a curry night dinner and really want to impress, making homemade puris should be on your to-do list. You can serve them with prawns, lamb mince, potatoes, chicken tikka… almost anything you serve with these fried breads will go down well.
Most restaurants use cooking oil to fry their puris. The traditional way to fry them is in ghee. I’ll leave it up to you. You will get a much more British Indian restaurant (BIR) experience if you use oil but I have to say I do love puris cooked in ghee.
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I used to love Paratha’s also very fattening! I will be trying these perhaps though with a low fat curry to compensate the calories lol !
Great to hear Dave. They are worth the extra few minutes on the bike!
Hi Dan,
My husband always ordered prawn puri in the UK. However, now we live in Spain he’s been craving it for many years as none of the few indian restaurants here serve it! Problem is I’ve never tasted it as I don’t eat prawns and so cannot begin the recreate it for him. Any chance you can provide a recipe please?
Leave it with me Debs. I’ve got the most amazing prawn puri recipes. Just have to type it up and photograph it. Will be on my site shortly.
Thanks Dan, looking forward to it.
Great looking puris. I too prefer to make them when entertaining as they look and taste good even when they get cold.
Thank you Mina. Puris are quite nice. It’s just getting down to make them LOL.
Hi Dan
Found your website by chance and love it, we are from the midlands therefore have some of the best Indian restaurants! But we moved to Spain 10 yrs ago. I have tried your Curry Sauce, Jalfrazi, Bhu a and Rogan Josh 10/10 delicious. I am going to try your puri recipe as I love prawn puri but cannot find your recipe for this can you point me I. The right direction please?
There you go Hilary. Enjoy. I love this one. 🙂 https://www.greatcurryrecipes.net/2012/07/11/an-easy-and-tasty-prawn-puri-recipe/
thank you for this website – so many fantastic recipes – I am working my way through them – cannot recommend this site enough
Hi Glyn
Thank you very much. Keep in touch and happy cooking.
Dan
What can be used for”chapatti flour”please as I don’t have access to a speciality store
Hi Gena
Chapatti flour is a mix of plain (all purpose) flour and whole wheat flour. 50/50 mix.
Thanks,
Dan
Can I make these in advance of a dinner party so I’m not frying them when we have guests? Thanks
Hi Claire.
You could try cooking them in advance and warming them gently in the microwave, I think that would work.
thanks
Dan
Hi, can you use normal self raising flour?
I have never tried but give it a go as I can’t see it hurting.
Thanks
Dan