How long does Poori take?

35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.

How many people does Poori serve?

10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make Poori?

2 cup Wheat Flour, 2 tbsp Rava, ¾ cup Salt, ¾ cup Water, For Deep Frying Sunflower Oil, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for Poori?

No, it is cooked in an open pot.

How many calories are in Poori?

About 123 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Poori

Name: Poori
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: For Deep Frying Sunflower Oil; 2 cup Wheat Flour; 2 tbsp Rava; ¾ cup Salt; 1 tsp Sunflower Oil; ¾ cup Water

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Total35 min

Prep20 min

Cook15 min

Serves10

Per serving123 cal

Spicenot spicy

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3 steps, each one filmed

A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Poori made from a wheat flour dough with a little rava, rested twice and rolled into small roundels. Serves 10, about 35 minutes, with a step-by-step video.

Low calorie

Ingredients

6 items

Cooking for10 servings

Sunflower OilFor Deep Frying
Wheat Flour2 cup
Rava2 tbsp
Salt¾ cup
Sunflower Oil1 tsp
Water¾ cup

Contains: wheat.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 10. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per serving	All 10
Energy	123kcal	1230kcal
Protein	3.7g	37g
Carbohydrate	22g	222g
Fat	2.5g	25g
Fibre	3.2g	32g
Sugar	0.1g	1g

Cookd masalas for wheat flour

Method

1
Combine the salt, oil, rava and flour in a bowl.
Wheat FlourRavaSaltSunflower Oil
2
Add the water and wet the flour using your finger tips. Use some extra water if there are any leftover dry flour bits. Clump together a rough dough. Cover and rest for 10 mins.
Water
3
Once rested, knead the dough for 1-2 mins until it is non-sticky and smooth. Cover and rest again for 10 mins. Roll out the dough into a log and cut into small, even sized pieces. Roll each piece into roundels. Using some flour to dust, roll then into thin discs. Deep fry in medium hot, preheated oil for a few seconds until it has puffed up. Then flip and fry until both sides are golden. Serve hot.
Sunflower Oil

Before you start

How long does Poori take?: 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Poori serve?: 10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Poori vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Poori spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Poori?: 2 cup Wheat Flour, 2 tbsp Rava, ¾ cup Salt, ¾ cup Water, For Deep Frying Sunflower Oil, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Poori?: No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Poori?: About 123 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

8 notes

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A Cookd cookSeptember 2023
I mostly blindly follow the measurements. wondering what if I had followed 3/4th cup of salt 😮
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A Cookd cookSeptember 2023
can you change the ingredient measurement for salt from cup to spoon. I understand that may be mistake. can you change that?
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Mrs. Usharani VivekAugust 2026
Thank you for the perfect measurements. This is first time tried poori 😊 ❤️
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Sai AdharshJanuary 2026
measurements is key thanks for the receipe
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Sai AdharshJanuary 2026
Good receipe according to measurements and come out very well
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Sai AdharshJanuary 2026
Good receipe
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shabreen unisaMay 2025
But she mentioned 3/4 tsp in video...
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Vignesh Nandha KumarSeptember 2024
Got perfectly puffed up Pooris by following the recipe exactly - except for the typo in salt measurement of course :D