Puran poli

Puran poli is most popular Maharastian dish, prepared especially during Holi time. I normally prepare two versions - with dal as stuffing and coconut as another.

Both the version taste great. I like to serve the puran poli with warm milk. During the weekends, I make this for the breakfast & occasionally during the festival season. Puran poli is made by combining the flour & rava and stuffing the dal with jaggery mixture & finally cooking them with ghee.

Flavour of ghee will makes this taste awesome. We just loved it :)

Ingredients :

1. All purpose flour (Maida) - 3/4 cup
2. Rava - 1 tbsp (soaked in the water for 1 hr)
3. Salt - 1/4 tsp
4. Water
5. Jaggery - 1/2 cup
6. Cardomom powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Channa dal - 1/2 cup
8. Nutmeg powder - 1/4 tsp
9. Ghee for frying

Directions to cook :

For the dough :

# Combine the flour, soaked rava & salt. Make the dough using water which resembles like the chapathi dough.

For the stuffing :

# Cook the dal, till soft. Drain the water & allow it to cool for few min. Smash them coarsely.

# Meanwhile, melt the jaggery in the kadai & filter it to remove the sand if any.

# In the kadai, combine the dal, jaggery, cardomom powder & nutmeg powder & cook them on the medium flame. Keep stiring frequently to avoid sticking in the bottom of the vessel.

# When the dal thickens, switch off the flame.

Assembling :

# Make a small balls of puran & dough seperately.

# Now, stuff the puran into the ball shaped dough.

# Roll the stuffed dough to a desired shape preferably round circle. ( I usually apply oil in my hands & spread the dough using my palm to a circle over the baking paper or banana leaf)

# Heat the pan & cook the poli on either side till golden brown in color. Pour ghee arround the edges while cooking.

Hot & tasty puran poli is ready to serve with warm milk.