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Puri

Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries

Puri is a type of deep-fried flatbread made from an unleavened wheat dough. It originated in the northern Indian subcontinent, where it is one of the most common flatbreads and a staple food in parts of the region, resembles chapati but is deep-fried, and is related to other deep-fried breads from the region such as bhatura, luchi and kachori.

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Origin Region
Northern Indian subcontinent 1
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Expresses Tradition

Source Puri (food) - Wikipedia

In Cuisine

Source Puri (food) - Wikipedia

Uses Ingredient

Wheat, Ingredients
Source Puri (food) - Wikipedia
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1. Puri (food) - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Puri originated from the northern Indian subcontinent, where it is one of the most common flatbreads
  • In Cuisine: Burmese Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, Wikipedia category: Category:Indian breads
  • Uses Ingredient: Wheat, lead paragraph
    Puri (also poori, IPA: [puːɾiː]) is a type of deep-fried flatbread, with an unleavened wheat dough.
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