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Hot crispy Aloe Vera poori

Servings: 2-3
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
Making dough time: 4-5 minutes.
Rolling poori time: 4-5 minutes.
Frying time: 10 minutes.
Total time: 30 minutes.

Indian cuisines are full of tradition, flavour and spices. Try and enjoy these tasty, yummy and lip smacking ‘Aloe-Vera poori’, which is made with aloe-gel and spices like black pepper and ajwain (carom seed)

It is really delicious, wonderful and flavourful, and above all it is nutritious too. As the world knows that Aloe-gel contains beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E. Nowadays aloe gel is easily available in the stores.

Ingredients:

Aatta (wheat flour): 150 gm
Aloe Vera leaf: 1 no.
Ajwain: ¼ teaspoon
Salt: ¼ teaspoon
Black pepper powder: ½ teaspoon
Ghee (clarified butter): 1 tablespoon
Cooking oil: for deep frying

Preparation:

Method to separate Aloe Vera pulp:
Cut Aloe Vera leaf into 4-5 inch long pieces; Leave it for 5- 10 minutes, the bitter yellow liquid will come out.
Discard thin layer from both end having yellow liquid, cut longitudinally into 2-3 pieces. See as photos given here.
Peel off skin the aloe Vera as photo.
Put Aloe Vera pulp in mixer grinder; grind it on minimum speed to make the juice. Take a bowl, keep soup strainer over it, pour ground pulp, and sieve.

For making dough:

Take a wide vessel; pour Aatta, ghee, black pepper powder, Ajwain and salt, mix well, add prepared aloe Vera juice and knead, make a soft dough. (The dough can be made in food processor also).
Cover and Keep aside, to be used after 10-20 minutes.

Method:

Divide dough into 10-12 parts and make balls, roll the ball in 3-4 inch diameter circle.
Heat oil in a fry pan on maximum flame (to check if oil is ready or not, put a little piece of dough in the oil it should come up slowly, if it does not comes up, means oil is not hot enough, wait for a while and check it again.
Deep fry the poori on high flame. After they start to puff slowly turn over. Fry till it becomes golden brown.
Now, mouth watering Aloe Vera poori is ready to eat with “Aaloo (potato) sabji” or any sabji along with “Raw Papaya Raita”