A two colored puri which is not only healthy due to the addition of spinach into the dough, but is a conversation starter because each side of the puri is a different color!

I first ate this puri 28 years back when I was invited as a newly wed to dinner at my husbands Uncles home. When the freshly fried, two toned puffy puris came to the dining table, they were an ice breaker as it gave us something to talk about and of course I got the recipe from my aunt.

We moved to the US soon after and never made these Shyam Savera puris, but the recipe and the memory stayed with me and recently I decided to try it out. I used the same ingredients that I had used for Palak ki Puri and Tirangi puri and they were crisp and perfectly puffed up! I credit my mom and mother in law for teaching me the technique to making Perfect Puffy Puri, right from the pliability of the dough, to temperature of oil, to know exactly when to turn the puri and how to press them.Other favorites of my family are Instant Bedmi Puri and Beet ki Puris.

These puris pair really well with Gobi Matar, Bean Aloo, Rasa Aloo, Chana and Moong dal ki pakoris.

Shyam Savera Puris

Aanchal Gupta

Spinach dough on one side and yellow dough on the other makes an attractive,two tone puri and the addition of spinach makes it healthy as well.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Course Main course/Breakfast

Cuisine Indian

Servings -15

Ingredients

For Spinach/Green/Shyam dough-

3-4 cups chopped spinach
1/2 to 1 inch piece ginger
1-3 green chilies
salt as per taste
1/4 cup water or as needed to grind,don’t add too much
2 cups Atta/whole wheat
Water as needed for binding dough

For Yellow dough-

2 cups Atta/whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp turmeric
salt as needed
water for binding dough

Instructions

For Spinach/Green dough-

Puree Spinach,salt,ginger and Green chilies.
Mix with Atta/whole wheat and make into a tight yet pliable dough.
Cover and leave aside for minimum 30 minutes.

For Yellow/Savera dough

Make a tight yet pliable dough with Atta,haldi,salt and water and leave aside for 20-30 minutes.
Make equal size balls of Green/Shyam and Yellow/Savera dough.
Place one on top of the other and press gently.
Roll it out into a disc shape and fry till done and crisp on both sides.
Please read my link on how to make Perfect,Puffy Puris