Masala Puri

Masala puri is a street side food. This is very common in Karnataka ,specially in Bangalore ,outside of Bangalore this is not very common. The best masala puri people would get to eat this would be at the  roadside carts. We ususally don't get  to eat this at Gujrathi or Mumbai chat restaurants, but i love their Vada pavs.

You will need a few puris ( puris used for pani puri)
Ingredients for the gravy,
Potato-1 large
Peas- 1/2 cup ( unsoaked ,I haven't used fresh peas as they ususally become soggy)
Coriander- 1/2 ( chopped)
Onions- 1 cup ( cut in big pieces)
Tomatoes- 1 cup ( cut in  big pieces)
Salt- 1and 1/2 teaspoon
Green chillies- 1 -2 (I used only 1)
Water- 1 and 1/4 cup

Soak peas overnight or 4-5 hours.
Cook Potato(skin pealed) and peas together in pressure cooker till 3 whistles.
Saute onions and tomatoes in a tsp of oil.
Grind sauted onions ,tomatoes ,coriander, cooked potato and green chillies with 1/4 cup of water.
In a pan add the above blended mix with salt and cook for a minute.
Add cooked peas,masala powder (given below,1 tbsp) and boil for another 2 minutes with a cup of water.(Add red chilli powder if required.)

Masala powder,
Cinnamon- 1 inch
Coriander- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Star anise(Anistar)- 1/4 of the star ( I plucked 2 petals of it)
Black pepper-  1/4 tsp

Grind all the above ingredients into powder.

Grind all the ingredients into fine powder.

Sprinkles,
Sev- 1/2 cup
Onions- 1/2 cup ( finely chopped)
Tomatoes- 1/2 cup ( cut into small pieces)
Coriander- 1/2 cup ( finely chopped)

Take a 6- 7 pooris and mash them,add 1 big ladle full of gravy.
Add the sprinkles like onions ,tomatoes and coriander and sev.

Saute onions and tomatoes in a tsp of oil.

Grind cooked potato,sauted onion and tomatoes,coriander

and green chilli.

Cook grinded mix and bring it to boil.

Add salt and 1 cup water

Add masala powder prepared and cooked peas

and cook for 2 minutes.

Mash puris lightly with your hands.

Add gravy.

Sprinkle with onions,tomatoes and coriander and sev.