Puri and Bengali aloo curry calories

Steaming hot puris or pooris are favourites from Punjab to Kanyakumari, Maharashtra to Bengal and the North Eastern region in India. It is also relished in Pakistan.

The basic construct of the puri seldom changes, the main change in taste that it gets would be based on whether it is fried in vegetable oil or desi ghee. The aloo sabji/ bhaji goes through a plethora of mutations based on which state you are eating this from. The version shown here is a Bengali Aloo curry where they typically use 5 spices or paanch phoron. (Usually this comprises of cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds, black mustard seeds and nigella/ kalonji seeds).

Puri and Aloo Bhaji Ingredients:

Whole wheat flour, water, salt, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, green chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and spices like chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and coriander powder. Oil or ghee to fry. Coriander leaves to garnish.

Puri and Aloo recipe:

You may check out the below link for the puri and bhaji recipe. The recipe below gives the potato curry in Bengali style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvUkeZ0gOis.

The recipe for making the puri is:

https://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/Recipe/Puri-Bhaji-SK-Khazana.html

You may also like to try out different versions of the puri and aloo bhaji recipe from Maharashtra, Amritsar, Kerala, Assamese etc.

Puri and Aloo Calories:

When your having something as delicious as puri and bhaji, it may be tempting to indulge in more than 2 puris. However, if your able to stick with 2 puri and 1 cup of bhaji your calorie intake would be 423 calories which would be quite a heavy breakfast.

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