Badam Puri

INGREDIENTS

FOR BADAM PASTE:

• 15 badam / almond
• 1 cup hot water, for soaking
• ¼ cup water

FOR PURI:

• 1½ cup maida / plain flour
• 2 tbsp rava / semolina / suji, fine
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ cup milk
• oil for frying
• 2tbsp ghee

FOR SUGAR SYRUP:

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• few thread saffron / kesar
• few drops lemon juice
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder

In a large bowl, combine flour, food color and salt. Add water and make a soft dough (like chapathi).

Instructions

Badam dough preparation

• First, we will have to  prepare badam paste, for that soak 15 badam in 1 cup hot water for 30 minutes.
• peel the skin of badam and transfer to the blender.
• Blend to smooth paste adding ¼ cup water. Keep the paste aside for sometime. 
• Take a large bowl and add 1½ cup maida, 2 tbsp rava, ¼ tsp baking powder, 1 tsp sugar and ¼ tsp salt. Mix these ingredients well. 
• To form a moist flour add 2 tbsp ghee and crumble. 
• Add badam paste to this mixure alongwith 1/4th cup milk. 
• Knead the dough well and add the milk if required.
• Grease it with oil and cover it for 10 mins. 

Sugar Syrup preparation

• Take a large vessel to boil ½ cup water, 1 cup sugar and a few threads of saffron
• Mix well until the sugar dissolves approx. for 3-4 minutes until the syrup attains one string consistency. 
• Add few drops of lemon juice, ¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well. 
• Cover the sugar syrup and keep it aside

Badam puri preparation

• Knead the dough again to make it smooth 
• Take a ball sized dough and grease it with oil. 
• Roll the dough gently and make a slightly thick puri. 
• Spread 1/4th tsp ghee and fold it into half. Spread 1/4th tsp ghee again to fold it into a triangle. 
• Roll them gently to flatten out the layers.
• Now, you can fry the badam puri in medium hot oil, stirring it occasionally for 15 mins until it becomes golden brown. 
•  Drain off the excess oil from the puri and put it into warm sugar syrup. 
• Allow it to soak for 3-4 minutes. 

Your badam puri is ready to eat, top it with dry coconut and enjoy it with badam milk.