Masala Puri for Breakfast

I normally cook a warm meal for breakfast and dinner. Yesterday, I made some tikki puri (masala puri) for breakfast. They turned out okay, but they came out kind of hard so I know I either put too much oil or not enough oil in the dough. Since I was pressed for time, I only waited 5 minutes before I rolled the dough. The masala was the correct proportion, though. We ate the puri with masala chai. Anyways, here is the recipe for Masala Puri:

• 1 cup of whole wheat /chapatti flour
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tbsp jeera powder (jeera=cumin seeds)
• 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
  1. Mix all of the dry ingredients together. Then add oil and mix. Add water to form a firm dough and knead until smooth. Let it rest for about 30 minutes.
  2. Then make small balls (about walnut size). Roll out into 4 inch diameter circles.
  3. Then fry in hot oil, a few at a time, holding them under the oil on the first side until they puff.
  4. Turn over and fry until golden brown on the other side.
  5. Remove the puris from the oil onto paper towels.