Puri Or Bengali Luchi | Bengali Recipe

Luchi is a favourite Bengali style indian deep fried flat bread which is made of flour. It is very much similar to pooris. Bengali loves to eat with meethi cholar dal or Aloor dum.

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How To Make Puri Or Bengali Luchi

Luchi is a favourite Bengali style indian deep fried flat bread which is made of flour. It is very much similar to pooris. Bengali loves to eat with meethi cholar dal or Aloor dum.

Course Appetizer, Lunch and Dinner

Cuisine Indian

Keyword luchi puri, puri

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 228kcal

Author Reshu Drolia

Ingredients

• 2 cup Flour Maida
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 cup lukewarm Water or as needed
• Oil for deep frying

Instructions

• Take a large bowl and pour maida in it.
• Add salt, sugar and 2 tsp oil into it.
• By gradually using enough and sufficient water make stiff but pliable dough.
• Dough should be stiff enough to roll without extra flour.
• Make small balls of the dough and spread little oil on it so that while rolling it will not stick with the rollers.
• Take one ball of dough and roll it out into 5 to 6 inches round.
• Repeat the same process to roll out all pooris.
• Heat oil in a pan until it becomes very hot. Put luchi and slightly press the top of it with a spatula so that it will swell up like a ball.
• This should take only a few seconds. Flip the luchi over and cook the other side until golden brown.
• Take out on absorbent paper and serve
• Serve hot with curries,meethi cholar dal or vegetables.

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Notes

Note:
1) You can Cover the dough with damp cloth and set aside.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Sodium: 148mg | Calcium: 9mg | Sugar: 1g | Fiber: 2g | Potassium: 67mg | Calories: 228kcal | Saturated Fat: 1g | Fat: 1g | Protein: 6g | Carbohydrates: 48g | Iron: 3mg

Ingredients for puri or bengali luchi:

• 2 cup Flour (Maida)
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 cup lukewarm Water or as needed
• Oil for deep frying

You may like: Cheese Corn Paratha, Laccha Paratha, Moongdal Ka Paratha, Roti or phulka Etc.

How to make puri or bengali luchi:

• Take a large bowl and pour maida in it.

• Add salt, sugar and 2 tsp oil into it.

• By gradually using enough and sufficient water make stiff but pliable dough.

• Dough should be stiff enough to roll without extra flour.
• Make small balls of the dough and spread little oil on it so that while rolling it will not stick with the rollers.

• Take one ball of dough and roll it out into 5 to 6 inches round.

• Repeat the same process to roll out all pooris.
• Heat oil in a pan until it becomes very hot. Put luchi and slightly press the top of it with a spatula so that it will swell up like a ball.

• This should take only a few seconds. Flip the luchi over and cook the other side until golden brown.
• Take out on absorbent paper and serve
• Serve hot with curries, meethi cholar dal or vegetables.

Note:

•  You can Cover the dough with damp cloth and set aside.