Gujarati Puran Poli: A Golden Treat for the Festival of Lights

Name: Gujarati Puran Poli: A Golden Treat for the Festival of Lights
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Diwali Special
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup tuver dal/ pigeon pea dal; 1 cup water to boil the dal; 1/2 cup jaggery; 2 tbsp ghee; 1/2 tbsp cardamom powder; 1 cup wheat flour; 1 tsp ghee for moin; 1/8 tsp salt; Required water to knead the dough; 3 tbsp ghee to apply on Puran Poli

Sangita Vyas @Sangit

Kenya

#DPW
In Gujarat, Puran Poli, lovingly called Vedmi, is a festive favourite that adds sweetness to every Diwali celebration. This soft, golden flatbread is stuffed with a delicious filling made from tuver dal (pigeon peas), jaggery, and a hint of cardamom.
A combination that perfectly balances earthy and sweet flavors. Lightly roasted and brushed with ghee, Gujarati Puran Poli melts in your mouth, bringing comfort and joy. During Diwali, families prepare and share this traditional delicacy as a symbol of prosperity, warmth, and the festive spirit that lights up every home.!!

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Diwali Special

For Stuffing
1/2 cuptuver dal/ pigeon pea dal
1 cupwater to boil the dal
1/2 cupjaggery
2 tbspghee
1/2 tbspcardamom powder
For the Roti
1 cupwheat flour
1 tspghee for moin
1/8 tspsalt
Required water to knead the dough
3 tbspghee to apply on Puran Poli

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash and soak the Dal for 1 hour in warm water then Boil the dal. After that remove extra water (if there is excess water in the boiled Dal) then sieve the Dal with the strainer to become soft better.
2

Transfer the better in a nonstick pan and start stirring it till water evaporates. Now add jaggery and stir again till jaggery dissolves,add ghee followed by cardamom powder.
3

When better starts in a binding form, switch off the gas and let it cool completely.
4

Now make a dough for chapati/roti. Add ghee, salt and required water and knead soft dough. Give rest for 5-7 minutes
5

Now roll the small roti. Put one ball of puran in the roti. Cover well and roll the stuffed roti as per your likes.
6

Dry roast the Roti on slow flame until light marks appear and puff well. Apply ghee. Make other puran poli.
7

Serve hot with Your choice of vegetable curry or Gujarati kadhi. Enjoy.