Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of poori.
Wiktionary
- n. A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) See euxanthin.
Etymologies
- Hindi पूरी (pūrī), a kind of pancake (Wiktionary)
Examples
“You take one of these puris, press your thumb into one side (one side of the puri is always more fragile than the other, and a little experience will tell you which is which, so you can pierce the right side) to make a little opening, and then proceed to stuff the puri with one of several fillings.”
“Maybe the water they use on the pani puri is garlicky?”
“Chole Bhature with puri is a perfect combination ...”
“Chole puri is a regular weekend brunch at my place.”
“Sev puri is a very popular street food (and made at home, evening snack) in India.”
“Then take about a tablespoon of dough at a time, roll it into a thin circle (using some more atta to help in the rolling process), and deep fry for a few seconds on each side until the puri is puffed and golden.”
“Thus Hecataeus conceived the idea of puri - fying tradition of its miraculous elements and of doing so, so to speak, on a psychological basis.”
“Malvani vade is a type of puri which is served with malvani style chicken curry called "malvani kombadi".”
“There are other forms of bread such as puri and roti but none as good as nan and buttered nan is even better.”
“Make a dent in each puri and fill with this mixture.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘puri’.
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deep sleep
sleep tight, sleep like a top, sopor, coulee, imbuement, yerba santa, inveteracy, filaree, bathos, spindrift, crash, puri and 14 more...
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A Crumb Of Comfort
Types of bread & breadmaking terms. Mainly I'm looking for plain or savoury breads but I'll accept the sweet-ish ones as long as they are more bread than cake :-)
lagana, khobz, pita, foccaccia, ciabatta, bap, altamura, knead, leaven, crumpet, muffin, bagel and 202 more...
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Discovered Scrabble Words
Oh, that little smiling teacher tile in my Scrabble app. He teaches me so much.
lovage, khaf, tititi, leet, ketol, fon, ono, dunelike, braw, bocci, lutz, fano and 132 more...
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Man Cannot Live on Bread Alone
Types of bread products
pumpernickel, sourdough, rye, oatmeal, cornbread, multigrain, challah, naan, pita, tortilla, croissant, anadama and 67 more...
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