If there is any occasion at home or any time need to celebrate, a
Bengali family will serve you Luchi . Be it wedding or a lazy Sunday. Though our generation of people are not quiet expert to make Luchis. Time is cosmopolitan, so pizza to Dosa they are fond of. But no doubt Luchi is something everyone like to have at breakfast. This is something like unique preparation and mostly Bengali. Unique in the sense that you roll a Luchi with so many side dishes every time it will make you wonder. Roll in with Kosha Mangsho(Mutton curry), Cholar Dal(Gram lentil), Payesh, Nolen Gur, Chini(Sugar), Alur Dom(Potato Curry!), Begun Bhaja, Alu bhaja....list goes on...and enter in your mouth ...ahh a pure bliss it is.
One key point to mention here is that Luchi is not Puri..it is like Puri but it is not Puri/Poori. Luchi is made of white flour and is WHITE in color.
What You Need
White flour/Maida 3 cups
Water
White oil/Ghee/Dalda 2 tea spoons
Salt a pinch
Rolling Pin . We call it Belan Chakki. This is a round plate with rolling pin to make flat bread.
How I Did It
In a bowl take 3 cups of Flour.
Make a well in flour and pour 3 tbsp of ghee/sunflower oil
Add a little salt and then added water gradually. Knead flour with hand and add water gradually as per need. The dough should not be runny or too hard. It should be soft in your palm. Knead the dough and if possible wrap with a cotton cloth for some time.
Now take a small lemon size dough and make it flat with use of rolling pin. Roll the balls to make flat . Approx 3-4 inches in diameter. Use little oil to roll the balls.
Heat enough oil in a pan/Kadai. Make it hot and not smoky. Otherwise Luchi will turn red brown.
Release luchi gently in the oil and press the sides with a flat spatula. This is important and a technique to fry Luchi.
As soon as it puffs up, flip it on the other side .Now take it out of oil .There should not be any oil coming out with Luchi, so use a slotted spatula.
One key point to mention here is that Luchi is not Puri..it is like Puri but it is not Puri/Poori. Luchi is made of white flour and is WHITE in color.
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What You Need
White flour/Maida 3 cups
Water
White oil/Ghee/Dalda 2 tea spoons
Salt a pinch
Rolling Pin . We call it Belan Chakki. This is a round plate with rolling pin to make flat bread.
How I Did It
In a bowl take 3 cups of Flour.
Make a well in flour and pour 3 tbsp of ghee/sunflower oil
Add a little salt and then added water gradually. Knead flour with hand and add water gradually as per need. The dough should not be runny or too hard. It should be soft in your palm. Knead the dough and if possible wrap with a cotton cloth for some time.
Now take a small lemon size dough and make it flat with use of rolling pin. Roll the balls to make flat . Approx 3-4 inches in diameter. Use little oil to roll the balls.
Heat enough oil in a pan/Kadai. Make it hot and not smoky. Otherwise Luchi will turn red brown.
Release luchi gently in the oil and press the sides with a flat spatula. This is important and a technique to fry Luchi.
As soon as it puffs up, flip it on the other side .Now take it out of oil .There should not be any oil coming out with Luchi, so use a slotted spatula.
