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Bye, Bye, Cluri …
August 16, 2007 | 49 Comments
The nightmares are back. We’ve been hearing strange voices since she announced that event.
This time, Maa Anita Devi wields a rolling pin instead of a radish. Each night we wake up in a cold sweat, blinded by the bling and hearing her intone, very slowly,
“Fry some puris or else, (pregnant pause) I’ll flatten you like a papad.”
J wakes up totally shaken. He’s got a soft corner for animals. “I feel sorry for the poor little cat she’s sitting on. Does it have clogged arteries?”
B is more interested in the rolling pin. She’s thinking, “that’s a pretty one, but it’s got nothing on Indira’s one with the ridges“.
Dang, we don’t even know how to make puris. We’ve only made cluris before. Cluris are short for ‘cardboard-like puris’. The one time in our lives we tried to make puris, not one blasted one puffed up. In our book, a deep-fried disc of dough that doesn’t balloon up does not deserve to be called a puri. If we really want to eat cardboard, there’s nothing more reliable than store-bought pita bread. Plus, we had to contend with all that leftover oil that just would not get used up for months.
So, yeah, we had kinda resolved not to make puris. The last time either of us ate a puri (a puffed up one) was probably a decade ago, made by someone else.
To make things worse, balloons of dough started floating all over the blogosphere. There was even a pictorial that made puri-puffing look so dang easy.
And this gal, who claimed to never have made puris before, was really rubbing it in:
They puffed up beautifully and were a great colour, but I did not want to handle the camera with oily hands, hence don’t have the proof of any puffy pooris.
Good one, Nandita. We’re trying to believe you. 
Between the two of us, we don’t have one decent puri to show for our entire lives. The only way to treat BlogPolar Disorder is to confront your demons.
So here’s the deal. B picked up the phone this afternoon and announced, “We’re making puris tonight.”.
J said, “Are you sure?”
B said, “Kinda”.
2 cups of atta (whole wheat flour, finely ground) went into a bowl with 3/4 cup warm water and some salt. It got kneaded into a stiff dough. It got covered with a plate and rested for a while, reflecting on a life well-led.
J : “Did you put semolina in the dough? My mom used to do that.”
B: “Too late. It’s resting now. Can’t disturb it with prickly stimuli.”
J sets up the tripod and camera.
Flour the board, roll, toss the disc of dough in the hot oil. Wait with bated breath.
There’s a tiny hole in it. Won’t puff up all the way. It’s a cluri.
Round 2: we roll it out a tad thicker.
Still puffs up only halfway, the other half is as stiff as a …. cluri.
Round 3: we make them smaller and really really thin.
Yay…. we have our first ever puris.
B: “J, what are we going to eat these with?”
J: “What do we have?”
Bee finds a can of mango pulp in the pantry. Her favourite way to eat puris is with aamras (mango pulp).
B: “J, wait a second. I thought you were going to make a side-dish with the puris.”
J: “Yeah. I’ll post about it tomorrow.”
B: “You mean we’re making more puris tomorrow?”
J: “Why ever not? Where are you going?”
B: “To blog about aamras-puri. Gotta send it to Anita”
J: “This is good stuff, but could you please ask her not to feed it to her cat?”
Filed Under: Aamras, Mango, Poori, Puri, vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes, Wheat
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49 Comments
first let me roll on the floor
:rofl:
Oohhhh!!Wonderful puris….
We are poori handicapped too. at least until now.. you inspired me
Now i have to get the monkey off my back..
I think you guys rock !! :yes:
Mythili
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
But why in the world did you heat so much oil??? Or is it appearing so in the pic??
LOL!! :rofl: :rofl: But you did it! :yes:
I was wondering about that too..did you empty the entire oil can into the kadai? :no: :nono:
:yes: :rofl: :dance: :laugh:
coffee, roopa – we dont own a kadai
had to make do with a flat bottom vessel. blogging is making us step outside our character – we might even go and buy a kadai which will require much lesser oil -j
:dance: Another one bites the dust!
See – you can make poori!
This turned out to be way more fun than I ever imagined – first Nandita, now Jai and Bee! :devil: :rofl:
Manisha is complaining that the poori ate into this week and next week’s eating out!
Babay, what a mad tea party it is going to be!!
PS: Sleep well – have no cats.
PPS: I have two of those ridged rolling pins! Those are what I use to roll papad. And Paparia!
:rofl:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: enjoyed your cluri :huh: puri making
:tongue: 
:embarrass
Now you know why I sing this aarti all the time:
Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali,
Jai Durge Khappar Wali
Tere Hi Gun Gaavey Bharati !!
O Maiya, Hum Sab Utarey Teri Aarti !!
And, Bee, now the look-into-the-spoon-for-reflections blogger will soon be here. To say, haha! I see you in the spoon! Red t-shirt! I see you! Just you wait! (Actually haven’t seen her around lately – Inji, where are ya?) :rofl:
By the way, how do I get rid of this suit I acquired? I am on my way to becoming Edna Turnblad. :hammer:
look-in-the-spoon blogger lol lol lol. wasn’t edna the 300 pounder? yeah, this puri business is going to make us all 300 pounders. – b.
Howlarious :rofl:
haaaa cooooool :laugh: :laugh: :yes: :rofl:
Had a good laugh reading abt the cluries :laugh: … But the pooris came out really well. and that too with aamras… yummy!!
ironically i never had much trouble getting pooris to puff but it took a huge amount of practice before I got round soft puffed rotis!!
:rofl: :rofl: though you got it right puffed puris. i remeber when i got married see the kitchen had no kadai you know i fried jamoons in tea vessel
Hey Bee, the puris are good. I too love to eat them with sugar (weird combi) not with any other thing. I have seen weird looks of waiters when I ask for sugar in hotels for puris :tongue: but I never mind! So aamras must be excellent. let me come home tomorrow!
:dance: Hahaa, you guys totally echoed :notlisten my sentiments! And a hilarious write up!!!! :love:
:rofl: sorry, i can’t stop :laugh:
Hi Bee, Just as I was reading your post, my kids were eating these plump brown pooris. Coincidence or what? The poories look yummy and the post – :rofl:
whaaaaaaaaaat you DEEP FRIED ???????????
that must be a first on ur blog :rofl:
check this post. –Jai
Bee, you joined the party too! Are you a convert now? Once you taste that stuff it is hard to give up!!
:laugh: :rofl:
That was a cute story
I am with u guys here…..I dont remember the last time I made puris….manly coz of all that oil and frying…but I love them !
Shn
entamme! :rofl: My stomach is aching..
I seldom make them, just because I don’t like the deep frying atmosphere around the house.
B&J, whenever I make them, the first couple of puris wouldn’t puff up either. I would blame it on the oil temperature. But from now on, they will be cluris here. haha!
Hey I love the combination of puri with amras/shrikhand…thats our Holi menu after playing with colors. and yeah I request coffee to extent the party date, if possible :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I never thought you would participate in this event. I really didn’t think B would deep fry. But honestly this is an excellent write up. :rofl:
Can’t wait to see your side dish tomorrow. By the way, I am reading your blog from quite some time and I like your write ups and most of your dishes. but never tried any. will definitely let you know when i do.
That was a good one
Bothe the Cluri & Puri look great…you are Marie Curie of Puri
You succumbed too? I’m trying to hold up and not give in (yet)
:rofl: i couldn’t resist from reading it again :devil:
is it the first and last time u guys going for deep frying? dont waste all that ltrs of oil u poured. bring some more of deep fried stuff for us :secret: did u check asha’s poori post? she made dill wadas too coz she had heated oil and almost got sun stroke
yes, we’re DONE. DONE. truly done. we did another round of deep frying with that oil, though. you’ll see in tomorrow’s post. – b.
Sweetheart I am still stuck in cruel cluri land. I had thought we’d form a support group of some sorts – show those talented bloggers like Anita & Indira – but no. You had to go and jump to the other side!
if you live in the bay area or new jersey, you can buy puris. if you live in the sticks like us, you can buy doughnuts and pretend you ate sweet puris. it’s not worth the bother making them at home. for every puri, there are three cluris. – b.
OMG! That was absolutely hilarious :rofl: :rofl:
Had a good laugh reading about them cluris.
They look so good for a first attempt. You know, I have never in my life made a puri/cluri/chapati & people find it difficult to believe me when I say that. You really give me hope, guys! :bow:
BTW, u fried ? I thought it was off-limits for you :tongue:
Now a serious qn… what kind of rolling pin did you use? assuming u did use one, or do ya have other methods?? :hmm:
we use a regular thing. the most efficient way is to make balls of dough and sit on them. – b.
Awesome! You guys are just awesome! I really enjoyed the story.
Kanchana
You don’t serve previously-sat-upon-dough-turned-into-puris to guests, do you?
How would you deal with sticky dough?
what we serve our guests is our wicked little secret. :devil: – b.
You guys are just hilarious!!
I love your blog. But the last time I wanted to leave a comment, I did not know where the comment section was??
‘Cluri’ – can’t stop laughing!
Love,
Jayashree
:rofl: cluri puris! ok, i wondered why there so many puri blogs on fbd and now i know about this party! not sure i am venturing into frying land. I absolutely hate deep frying too. i will look at your pictures and drool.
:rofl: :laugh:
:bow:
OMG I almost peed my pants… I can’t believe you two actually did it! Well done… I guess I better get something posted before those nightmares haunt me too..
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Hi,
Surfed in from another foodie’s blog – wanted to know what a ‘cluri’ was.
I can’t believe a ‘food blog’ can be so entertaining! You guys have a great sense of humour. (‘Jugalbandi’? That’s a good one too.) :laugh:
Haa Haa. Do cats like poories? My dog used to like fruit salad! Great post …fun to read!
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