Wash and soak the chana dal for 3o minutes. Drain the soaked chana dal and put it in a pressure cooker pan. Add 3 cups of water to it. Pressure cook for 6-7 whistles on high heat and 2 whistles on low heat.

Meanwhile, knead the dough. Take whole wheat flour in the flat dish. Add 1 tsp oil and mix well. Start kneading into a smooth dough by adding water. Smoothen dough by applying left 1/2 tsp oil on it. The smooth dough is ready. Cover and let it rest.

Let the pressure cooker cool by itself. Remove the lid. The chana dal is cooked. Drain the cooked chana dal. The drained water can be used to prepare a sweet and sour spicy dal to be served with puran poli. Mash the cooked and drained chana dal with a potato masher. It should be mashed till smooth. (You can also blend with a hand blender or kitchen master).

In a broad thick pan add the mashed chana dal and grated jaggery. Start heating on high heat. The jaggery will melt and the mixture will become of thin consistency. Stir the mixture continuously at medium to high heat until the liquid is absorbed and mixture thickens.

Add ghee, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and saffron strands. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes till the flavors of spices are absorbed. Remove the mixture in a plate and let it cool. After the mixture is cool, smoothen it with hands and make balls from it. The balls should be smooth.