These air fried pooris with sabzi has the perfect balance of flavors and textures, and is a great filling recipe to try your hands at when. The crispy pooris complement the warm, simple sabzi, turning this dish into a soulful, comfort food you’ll find yourself making again and again.
If you have been craving for some delicious Indian food, this is one recipe you absolutely need to try your hands at.
Ready to try it out? Scroll down to get a closer look at everything you need to know about making it.
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Ingredients For the Recipe
To make the air fried pooris with sabzi, here is what you will need.
For the pooris
- Whole wheat flour: 1 cup
- Nigella seeds: ½ tsp
- Kasuri Methi: 1 tsp
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Water: As required
- Oil: ½ tsp
For the sabzi
- Mustard oil: 1 tbsp
- Fenugreek seeds: ½ tsp
- Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
- Garlic cloves: 5-6
- Green chilies (whole): 1-2
- Kasuri methi (crushed): 1 tbsp
- Onions (chopped): ¼ cup
- Green peas (frozen or fresh): ¼ cup
- Turmeric powder: ½ tsp
- Red chili powder: 1 tsp
- Coriander powder: 1 tbsp
- Cumin powder: ½ tbsp
- Dry mango powder: 1 tsp
- Salt: 1 teaspoon or as per taste
- Potatoes (boiled and mashed): 1 cup
- Tomatoes (chopped): ¼ cup
- Water: ¾ cup
- Coriander leaves (chopped): 2 tbsp
How to Make the Air Fried Pooris with Sabzi
Once you have the ingredients ready, here is what you will need to do to make the air fried pooris and the sabzi.
In a mixing bowl, add the all purpose flour, nigella seeds, Kasuri methi, and salt. Mix.
Add water little by little and knead into a smooth dough.
Add the oil and knead again.
Rest the dough for 30-45 minutes.
While the dough is resting, prepare the sabzi.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add the fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds. Saute.
Next, add the garlic cloves, green chilies and saute.
Add the Kasuri methi next and mix well.
Next, add the chopped onions and saute. Let it cook for 1 minute.
Add the peas and saute.
Add all the powdered spices and mix well.
Add the boiled and mashed potatoes next and mix well. Let it cook for 1-2 minutes.
Next, add the tomatoes and water. Mix well.
Let the mixture simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Once the dough is well rested, take a small portion not more than 2-3 cm in diameter. Dust it with flour and roll it out.
Do not make it too thin or else it will become too crispy.
Pre-heat the air fryer at 200℃ for 5 minutes.
Transfer the poori to the air fryer and cook it at 180℃ for 4-5 minutes. Flip in between.
Serve hot pooris with sabzi.
Frequently Asked Questions
I have used a simple mix of onions, potatoes and tomatoes to make the sabzi, but you can also try adding other veggies of your choice. Cauliflower, green peas, green beans are all great additions to the sabzi. You can also throw in some chopped spinach or fenugreek leaves to make the sabzi more nutritious and healthy.
Your leftover poori mixture can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 4 days. If you have any leftover sabzi, you can store it too. Just use a clean container and make sure you reheat a sabzi well before you use it.
Tips & Tricks to Make the Air Fried Pooris with Sabzi
While making these pooris and sabzi is super easy you might want to take note of these little tips and tricks too.
- I have used whole wheat flour to make the air fried pooris, but you can use a mix of whole wheat flour and all purpose flour if you want to.
- To make the pooris extra soft, you can add some yogurt into the mixture while preparing the dough.
- I have added kasuri methi and nigella seeds to the poori mixture to make it more flavourful. If you don’t have it, you can skip adding it.
- The time needed to cook the pooris in the Air Fryer depends on the kind of Air Fryer you are using and the size of your pooris.
- Make sure you check the pooris midway through the cooking process and flip them if needed
- If you don’t have all the spices needed to make the sabzi, you can add a dash of garam masala powder instead
- You can actually prep the dish in advance too, if you want to cut down on the cooking time. The dough for the pooris can be made and stored up to 3 days in advance.
Serving Ideas & Suggestions
The poori and sabzi are best with each other. You can also serve them with a side salad or simply some chopped onions on the side. They can also be enjoyed as a breakfast or as a complete meal.
If you enjoyed making this delicious and filling Indian meal and are looking to try some more such recipes, here are a few good ones you might want to take a look at.
📖 Recipe
Air Fried Pooris with Sabzi
Ingredients
Ingredients For the pooris
- 1 cup Whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon Nigella seeds
- 1 teaspoon Kasuri Methi
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Water
- ½ teaspoon Oil
Ingredients For the sabzi
- 1 tablespoon Mustard oil
- ½ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 5-6 Garlic cloves
- 1-2 Green chilies , (whole)
- 1 tablespoon Kasuri methi , (crushed)
- ¼ cup Onions , (chopped)
- ¼ cup Green peas , (frozen or fresh)
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander powder
- ½ tablespoon Cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon Dry mango powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Potatoes , (boiled and mashed)
- ¼ cup Tomatoes , (chopped)
- ¾ cup Water
- 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves, (chopped)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the all purpose flour, nigella seeds, kasuri methi, and salt. Mix.
- Add water little by little and knead into a smooth dough.
- Add the oil and knead again.
- Rest the dough for 30-45 minutes.
- While the dough is resting, prepare the sabzi.
- Heat oil in a kadhayi. Add the fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds. Saute.
- Next, add the garlic cloves, green chilies and saute.
- Add the kasuri methi next and mix well.
- Next, add the chopped onions and saute. Let it cook for 1 minute.
- Add the peas and saute.
- Add all the powdered spices and mix well.
- Add the boiled and mashed potatoes next and mix well. Let it cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add the tomatoes and water. Mix well.
- Let the mixture simmer for 3-4 minutes.
- Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Once the dough is well rested, take a small portion not more than 2-3 cm in diameter. Dust it with flour and roll it out. Do not make it too thin or else it will become too crispy.
- Pre-heat the air fryer at 200℃ for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the poori to the air fryer and cook it at 180℃ for 4-5 minutes. Flip in between.
- Serve hot pooris with sabzi.
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