Fried Indian Breads

  1. Whisk together flours, semolina, celery seeds, and salt in a bowl. Blend in butter with your fingertips until mixture resembles fine meal. Add yogurt and stir until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add water and stir with a fork until mixture forms a dough. (If mixture is dry, knead in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time.)
  2. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Form dough into a ball and coat with 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil. Let dough stand in a sealed plastic bag at room temperature at least 2 hours, or chill up to 2 days.
  3. Evenly divide dough into 18 balls and return them to plastic bag. Roll out 1 ball as evenly as possible (to facilitate even puffing when frying) into a 3 1/2-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin. Transfer round to a paper towel lightly dusted with flour and cover loosely with another paper towel. Roll out remaining balls of dough in same manner, placing rounds between paper towels.
  4. Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a wok or a deep 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it registers 400u0b0F on thermometer. Fry
  5. in batches of 3 or 4, without crowding, turning over once or twice with a slotted spoon, until puffed and golden, about 1 minute total, and transfer to fresh paper towels to drain. Return oil to 400u0b0F between batches. Serve
  6. warm.
  7. *Available at Indian and Italian markets and specialty foods shops.

allpurpose, flour, semolina, celery seeds, salt, unsalted butter, plain yogurt, water, vegetable oil, thermometer

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fried-indian-breads-230470 (may not work)

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