Name: Puris
Yield: Makes about 25 puris
Ingredients: 2 cups (250 g) whole wheat flour or sifted chapatti flour (atta); Pinch of salt; 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil, plus extra for rolling and frying; 3⁄4 cup (180 ml) water

Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Judy Haubert

Crispy fried bread—the perfect accompaniment to scoop up gravies and vegetable dishes in a thali. Puris are small, so you can eat plenty! Make these with sifted atta if possible.

This recipe appears in Keya Wingfield's Diwali menu and was excerpted from Thali by Maunika Gowardhan. Buy the full book on Amazon.

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