Bedmi Puri (Crunchy Bean-stuffed Fried Bread and Curry, Street Style)
Delhi morning pop! Deep-fried Crispy Bread with Spiced Beans and Shabu-shabu Curry
Description
North Indian traditional breakfast combining 'Bedmi'—whole wheat dough kneaded with Urad Dal (black gram) paste and spices deep-fried crunchy—with spicy watery potato curry (Aloo Sabzi).
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Whole wheat flour
- Urad Dal
- Semolina
- Potato
- Tomato
- Fennel
- Cumin
- Frying oil
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] Bedmi dough (100g whole wheat flour,
- tbsp semolina, 50g overnight-soaked/pasted Urad Dal,
- tsp fennel,
- tsp coriander powder, chili powder, salt), Frying oil, Aloo Sabzi (
- boiled potatoes,
- tomato, cumin, turmeric, water), Fenugreek (Kasuri Methi) to taste.
- Mix fennel, coriander, chili powder into Urad Dal paste, knead into firm dough with whole wheat flour and semolina (for crunchiness).
- Upon order, vendor rolls dough into small circles, tosses into boiling cauldron oil. Pouring oil with ladle evaporates inner bean moisture puffing it 'Plump!' splendidly, frying crunchy deep brown Bedmi Puri.
- Pour 'watery slightly splashy potato curry (Aloo Sabzi)'—simmering in adjacent pot flavored with tomato acidity and cumin—brimmingly into paper vessel.
- Serve fresh-fried hot Bedmi alongside curry, top with raw onions and green chili pickles. Tear hard fried bread 'crunch', soaking splashy spicy hot curry soup to eat—powerful morning in Delhi alleys.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Fennel、Coriander powder、Cumin
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Regular Puri (lacks bean flavor/crunchiness but as fried bread sub)
Pairing
Hot Masala Chai、Lassi
Trivia
[Hardcore] A different dimension from mere 'Puri (wheat fried bread)'. Since Urad Dal is kneaded in, bite-response is very strong; chewing releases bean savoriness and fennel (licorice-like) aroma through the nose. Old Delhi breakfasts are matched evenly by Chole Bhature and this Bedmi Puri.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Tear crunchy Bedmi large, scoop it together with 'gooey melted potatoes' sinking at the bottom of watery potato curry, tossing into mouth while burning yourself!
Allergen
Wheat, Soy (Lentils)