Who loves puris? We all do. This is considered the “special food” in every household. Be it a much awaited Sunday or an auspicious festival, the mouthwatering and traditional puri and srikhand has remained an all-time favourite with everybody.
KG held the puri making activity on Tuesday, 18th August, 2015 in the KG kitchen. The teacher asked the students which room they were in and they said it was the kitchen. She explained that it was where mummy made chapattis and dal. The teacher showed the dry wheat flour to the kids and told them what it was. Then the kids mixed some salt and coriander leaves and the teacher added red chilly powder in wheat flour while the kids mixed it.
The teacher showed the kids how to make a dough out of wheat flour. They poured just a little water in the wheat flour and mixed it one by one until they made a dough out of it. The teacher showed them how to make small round balls from the dough. The kids followed the teacher and prepared the balls. She showed the rolling board and rolling pin. The teacher also showed the kids how to roll puri and kids rolled out puris on the rolling board with a rolling pin. Most kids rolled it very well considering it was their first time. She asked the kids what they had rolled out and they said puris.
The teacher continued to ask questions like do you fry puri in oil or water? The kids all said oil. Aunty went ahead and fried the puris in hot oil. The teacher kept the fried puris in a bowl and showed it to the kids and did a recap on how they had made it. Kids then took out plates and the teacher served puri for the kids to eat.
The kids broke the round and fluffed up puris into small pieces because it was hot and enjoyed eating it. The teacher asked how they liked eating the puris. They said yummy. The kids thanked Aunty for frying the puris, kept their plates away and washed their hands.
The whole purpose of the puri making activity for the kids was to develop the arm muscles in rolling out the puris and exercising the fingers in making the dough. Surely, the kids came out stronger than ever after working so hard at making the puris.
