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Puran Poli

Cuisine: Indian
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 474mlChana dal
2 cups 474mlJaggery
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozRefined flour
3 tablespoons 45mlOil
1 teaspoon 5mlCardamom powder
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlTurmeric powder

Recipe Instructions

This sweet is commonly eaten on the day of spring festival in Maharashtra (Western India).

Preparation time: 35 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes

1. Soak chana dal for 4 hours. Drain fully and cook in a pressure cooker until soft.

2. Add jaggery and cook further in a pan until blended and mash into a soft paste.

3. Add cardamom powder and mix well. Form 20 balls of equal size and reserve.

4. Mix refined flour (maida), oil, water and turmeric powder. Make a very soft, sticky dough.

5. Divide into 20 equal portions. 6. With greased palms, take one portion of dough and flatten it into a disc of the size of the palm.

7. Place a ball of chana-jaggery paste in the center and fold the disc from all sides to cover the paste completely.

8. On a well-floured board, preferably over a sheet of clean transparent plastic, gently roll out each poli to a 12 to 14 cms disc.

9. Roast each poli on a hot, dry griddle with no oil or ghee. Roast both sides until well done and aromatic.

10. Serve warm with clarified butter or a bowl of milk.

Source:
Lord Krishna's Cuisine:The Art of Indian Vegetarian

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