Puran Poli popular Marathi dish (Maharashtra, India)

June 10, 2009

Puran Poli is a popular Marathi dish (Maharashtra, India). Here is Puran

Poli recipe.

Ingredients:

* 2 cups chana dal(gram Dal), soaked in water for 4 hours

* 2 cups jaggery (adjust for sweetness)

* 2 cups refined flour

* 3 tbsp oil

* 1 tsp cardamom powder

* 1/4th tsp saffron powder

* 1/4th tsp nutmeg powder

* 3/4 tsp turmeric powder

Method:

* Cook chana dal (gram dal) in a pressure cooker till it turns

soft.Drain out excess water until the dal is absolutely becomes dry.

* Add jaggery and cook further and then mash into a soft paste.

* Add cardamom powder, saffron, and freshly grated nutmeg powder and mix

well. Form 20 balls of equal size and put it aside.

* Mix refined flour, oil, water and turmeric powder. Make very

soft,sticky dough. Knead very well. Use oil to knead. Divide into 20

equalportions.

* With greased palms, take one portion of dough andflatten it into a

disc of the size of the palm. Place a ball of " chanajaggery " paste in

the centre and fold the disc from all sides to coverthe paste

completely.

* On a well-floured board, better over asheet of clean transparent

plastic wrap, gently roll out each poli on arolling pin to 6 inches

diameter. This can get tricky as the paste doestry to slide out. Use a

little dry flour if that happens. Roll.

*Roast each poli on a hot, dry non stick pan. Do not use oil or

ghee.Roast both sides well. Smear with ghee on both sides when done.

Servewarm with clarified butter or a bowl of milk.

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