Puran Poli

 

Puran Poli is a Maharashtrian sweet dish made on occasions and festivals. It tastes better when it is served hot. Let us have a look at it's recipe !

Ingredients (Makes 6 Puran Polis) :

• Wheat Flour - 3-4 Cups
• Jaggery - 1/2 Cup
• Sugar - Depending on your taste
• Cardamom Powder - 1 Tsp
• Nutmeg Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Tur Dal - 1- 1 1/2 cup
• Salt - 1-2 Pinches
• Ghee - 2-3 Tbsp

Method :

• Pressure cook the tur dal with little water (a little more than the sinking level) (the quantity of water should be enough to form a ball out of the tur dal  AFTER it is cooked) for 3 whistles and 10 minutes.
• After the pressure from the cooker is released , take it out and mash it.
• Add jaggery , sugar , cardamom powder and nutmeg powder to it and keep it aside.
• Take the wheat flour , add ghee , water , salt to it and make a dough out of it.
• Leave the dough aside for 15 minutes.
• The quantity of dough taken for each poli should be more than the quantity taken for a chapati.
• Roll each dough till it forms a circle of 4-5 cm in diameter.
• Make smaller balls of puran (tur dal mixture) for each poli.
• Place each ball of puran in the centre of the poli and gently pull and stretch the dough upwards from its sides so that the puran is covered completely and a bit extra dough remains on top.
• Twist the top the dough , then flatten it and roll it to it's desired form and size.
• Heat a tava and put each puran poli on it and roast it a little bit of ghee on both sides till it is done.