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Puran Poli

Puran Poli (Marathi: पुरणपोळी or पुरणाची पोळी, Konkani: पुरणपोळी or ಉಬ್ಬಟ್ಟಿ, ಹೋಳಿಗೆ, Gujarati: પોળી, Kannada: ಹೋಳಿಗೆ or ಒಬ್ಬಟ್ಟು,Tamil: போளி) is a traditional type of sweet flatbread made in India in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa.

Puran Poli

 Ingredients
 
  • 1/2 kg Maida (All purpose flour)
  • 1/2 kg Lentil (Gram dal)
  • 1 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp Ghee
  • 1/2 kg Jaggery
  • 100 ml Oil
  • Salt to taste

Method

  • Wash and boil the lentil with water and 1/2 tsp salt till it becomes soft.
  • Cool slightly and strain the dal using a strainer.
  • Add cardamom powder and jaggery and grind to make fine paste.
  • If the paste is sticky, keep it on fire to dry up completely. This is puran.
  • Knead 1/2 kg maida with water and 1/2 tsp salt. Do not make it hard.
  • Add oil and knead the maida again till oil gets absorbed.
  • Prepare equal number of balls from maida and puran.
  • Roll out maida balls to make small pooris.
  • Stuff these pooris with puran ball.
  • Roll them again into balls.
  • Roll out to make chapatis. It is called poli.
  • Heat a griddle and roast each poli.
  • Apply ghee on both sides when done.
  • Serve with hot cup of tea.

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