Puran Poli

Name: Puran Poli
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Stuffing; 3/4 cup chana dal; 3/4 cup jaggery powder/grated; 3 cups water; 2 teaspoon ghee; 1 teaspoon fennel powder; 3/4 teaspoon dry ginger powder; 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder; For Poli/Covering; 1 1/2 cups wheat flour; 1/2 cup Maida; 1/2 teaspoon salt; water as required; 4 tbsp ghee; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric; Oil/Ghee for shallow frying/drizzling

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

Kolkata

#indiankitchen
One of the most popular flat bread from Maharashtra, filled with sweet lentil and served during festivals and ocassions

Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

Kolkata

#indiankitchen
One of the most popular flat bread from Maharashtra, filled with sweet lentil and served during festivals and ocassions

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Ingredients

30 mins

5-6 servings

For Stuffing
3/4 cupchana dal
3/4 cupjaggery powder/grated
3 cupswater
2 teaspoonghee
1 teaspoonfennel powder
3/4 teaspoondry ginger powder
1/2 teaspooncardamom powder
1/4 teaspoonnutmeg powder
For Poli/Covering
1 1/2 cupswheat flour
1/2 cupMaida
1/2 teaspoonsalt
water as required
4 tbspghee
1/4 teaspoonturmeric
Oil/Ghee for shallow frying/drizzling

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Steps

30 mins

1

Clean and soak chana dal for 1 hour. Drain excess water and add to pressure cooker
2

Add water and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles until soft and done
3

Strain liquid of chana dal. The stock can be used for making amti or for kneading rotis. we will need chana dal for the recipe
4

Heat ghee in a pan
5

Add in all spice powders and mix well for few seconds without burning them
6

Add cooked chana dal and jaggery
7

Mix well until well combined.
8

Cook over low heat stirring occasionally until mixture dries completely
9

Allow to cool completely, you can also mash the mixture well
10

While stuffing is cooling, prepare the covering. In a bowl, mix flours and salt. Add turmeric and ghee. You can prepare this completely with wheat flour or mix of both flours as I have done
11

Add water little by little and knead into smooth dough
12

Cover and rest the dough aside for 20 minutes
13

Divide dough into equal portions, dust surface with flour, make small circle from dough portions and place small amount of stuffing at center
14

Now seal the dough completely and roll into roti
15

Drizzle ghee and spread on hot tawa
16

Place prepared poli on hot tawa and cook on both sides
17

Smear ghee on both sides, cook until brown spots appear and is golden
18

Serve puran poli at room temperature with amti/ghee or milk

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Rekha Unni @cook_13338247

on May 10, 2019 05:38

Kolkata

Humble soul embarking on beautiful journey of love called life. cooking is one of my favourite hobbies and I love experimenting with different types of foods. it's the love of cooking for my family which has made this hobby as one of my passions. My blog: https://SpicesandDesserts.com