Puran Poli

Puran Poli

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Sweets
Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook time: 30 mins| Author: Rasmi Menon

 Wishing you all a Very happy Dussehra…Let’s celebrate it with a super delicious sweet…Puran poli is an authentic traditional sweet , in short Indian sweet flatbread stuffed with lentils. Let’s see how to make this at home.

puran poli

Ingredients

For making poli,

Wheat flour-2 cup

All purpose flour-1/2 cup

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Water as required

Oil-2tsp

Salt

For making puran,

Jaggery-1cup

Chana dal/Bengal gram-1cup

Ghee-2tsp

Cardamom powder-1/4tsp

Nutmeg powder-1/4tsp

Preparation

Making of puran,

·         Firstly, soak chana dal for 3 hours with enough water.

·         Then pressure cook chana dal with some salt, turmeric powder and oil for 4 to 5 whistles on a medium flame.

·         Once it done, drain off the water completely using a strainer.

·         Then transfer this cooked chana dal to a pan and add grated jaggery or you can use melted jaggery syrup also.

·         Mix well until it turns mushy.

·         Switch off the flame once it starts thickens and hold the shape.

·         Cool the mixture slightly.

·         Divide it into equal sized balls.

·         Keep it aside.

 Making of dough,

·         Mix wheat flour, salt, turmeric powder, oil and water and knead it to make a soft dough.

·         Pour some oil over the dough and rest it for at least 30mins.

·         After 30 mins, make equal sized balls.

Making of puran poli,

·         Take one dough ball and flatten it, then place one puran ball in the center of the flattened dough.

·         Stuff it properly and seal the ends together.

·         Dust it with flour and roll it to circular shape.

·         Transfer this rolled poli to a tawa and cook it on a medium flame.

·         Flip both sides and apply ghee.

Our delicious Puran Poli is ready to serve.

Note: If you are making it for the first time, it may break or the filling may come out…then sprinkle some flour to these parts…

Try it and share it with your friends…