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.