Puran poli

Name: Puran poli
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 +1/4th cup split Bengal gram (chana dal); 1 +1/2 cup Jaggery (gur), grated; 1 pinch Saffron (kesar); 1/4 teaspoon green Cardamom powder; 1 pinch Nutmeg powder; for the dough; 1 +1/2 cup refined flour/wheat flour; 1/2 cup pure ghee; 1 pinch salt

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

Riyadh

#Puranpoli #Festive recipe
Puran poli is a famous festive dish specially served during festivals like Diwali.It a kind of sweet bread popular in western and southern part of India. There are different versions of Puran poli, but the main and basic ingredients are wheat flour/ refined flour, bengal gram flour or chana dal , jaggery and pure ghee.

Sabrina Yasmin @barak_kitchen

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Ingredients

8 servings

1+1/4th cup split Bengal gram (chana dal)
1+1/2 cup Jaggery (gur), grated
1 pinchSaffron (kesar)
1/4 teaspoongreen Cardamom powder
1 pinchNutmeg powder
for the dough
1+1/2 cup refined flour/wheat flour
1/2 cuppure ghee
1 pinchsalt

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Steps

1

Wash and boil chana dal with little water.
2

Drain and coarsely grind with a grinder.
3

Heat a pan. Add dal paste, grated jaggery, saffron, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and mix well.
4

Cook, stirring all the time till dry.
5

Remove from heat and cool. This is the stuffing of Puran poli.
6

Divide the stuffing into sixteen equal portions and roll into balls.
7

In a plate mix all purpose flour/wheat flour and salt.
8

Add three tablespoons of ghee and sufficient water to make a soft dough.
9

Cover with a samp cloth and keep aside for at least half an hour.
10

Divide dough into sixteen equal portions and roll into balls.
11

Flatten each ball in your palm, stuff with one portion of puran (stuffing), cover and seal the edges.
12

Dust it with flour and roll out into four to five inch diameter disk of medium thickness.
13

Heat a tawa or griddle and roast puran poli until done on both sides.Bast with ghee time to time.
14

Remove in a serving dish. Serve hot with generous helping of pure ghee and milk.