Masala Puri

This evening my hubby wanted to have Masala Puri and was wondering if I knew how to make it. Though am not very fond of it, I tried making it with the little green peas and the few ingredients I had at home. I did'nt have the puris and sev, but it did come out well.

Ingredients

1/2 cup boiled green peas (salted)      
2 green chillies  (Green chillies must be carefully used as it can make it very hot)
1/2 cup coriander leaves
2 cloves

1 inch cinnamon

1 Bay leaf
4-5 pepper
Tamarind (Grape sized)
Salt
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Dry mango powder or Aamchoor 1/2 tsp

Rice powder 1/2 tsp

Wheat powder 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
1-2 tsp oil
1/2 medium sized onion
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
pinch of Asafoetida powder

Ingredients for Green chutney

3 Green chillies
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1-2 tsp Roasted cumin powder
Salt

Grind it all to a thick paste adding little water.

Ingredients for Garnishing

1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup boiled green peas
Salt
1/4 tsp chilli powder
Bombay sev
Chaat Puris
Coriander leaves
Lemon juice

Recipe for Masala Puri

Heat 1 tbsp oil. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Once it starts spluttering, add the ginger garlic paste. Fry for a minute. Add the onions, salt and asafoetida powder. Fry for 2 minutes.

Grind this mixture along with 1/2 cup boiled peas, coriander leaves, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, bay leaf, green chillies and tamarind to a  thick paste adding required amount of water.

Next transfer the above contents to a wok. Add rice powder, wheat powder, aamchoor (dry mango powder) and coriander powder to it. Bring it to a boil. Keep at low flame and let it boil to a form a thick gravy.

Finally take a plate layer 1/2 cup green peas. Break the chaat puris on top of it. I used some unsalted potato chips as I did not have chaat puris at home. Sprinkle some salt and chilli powder. Next add the hot green chutney over it. Add the required amont of gravy and finally garnish the chaat with chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped coriander leaves. Adding sev to it completes the hot masala puri. Sprinkle some lemon juice on top. Enjoy it with evening tea.