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Puran Poli

Puran Poli
Jyotsna Khandekar

January 28, 2012

Puran Poli is a traditional Maharashtrian dessert, typically made during auspicious occasions and festivals.

Preparation time: 60 minutes
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients for Filling

Chana Dal 1 cup
Sugar 2 cups
Small cardamom (choti elaichi) 4
Jaiphal (nutmeg) powder A pinch

Ingredients for Cover

Whole Wheat Flour 3 cups
Salt 1/2 tsp
Ghee 1/2 cup

Method

  1. Take flour in a big bowl and add salt. Rub 1 tbsp of ghee in it and then knead it into a soft dough like roti. Keep aside for at least 30 minutes.

    2. Rest the dough

  2. Pick dal for any stones or dirt. Wash it till the water comes out clean.
  3. Cook it in pressure cooker with 3 cups of water. Once it starts to whistle, lower the heat and cook for 10 more minutes. Turn off the heat. Open the cooker when steam dies down. Drain any excess water and blend dal with the help of hand blender to a smooth paste. It will become thick when cold.

    4. Drain dal

  4. Mix sugar, ground cardamom and fresh nutmeg powder to the dal paste.

    5. Prepare the filling for puran poli

  5. Heat it in microwave for about 20 minutes. Keep stirring every 2 minutes. Eventually it will become dark and dry like halwa. Cool it down.

    6. Prepare the filling for puran poli

  6. Knead the dough again. Take walnut sized dough and spread it into 3 inch diameter with your fingers. Place a table spoon of the chana dal filling on the dough and pinch the sides to seal the filling inside.

    7. Fill the dough

  7. Roll it with the help of dry rice flour into a 4-5 inch roti. Roll slowly so that the filling spreads throughout the roti.

    8. Roll the dough for puran poli

  8. Heat a griddle and place the roti on the griddle. Flip it when small bubbles start to form in the roti.

    9. Cook Puran Poli

  9. Fry it on medium heat (like parantha) using a little bit of ghee.

    10. Fry Puran Poli

  10. Once slightly brown on both sides, let it cool on a paper towel or wax paper.
  11. Once cold, you can store them in refrigerator in a ziplock.
  12. They taste best when served warm. Traditionally they are dipped in milk and eaten but it’s up to you. I prefer to eat them just like that.

    13. Puran Poli

Notes

  1. Make sure that you roll the dough slowly so that the filling spreads throughout the roti.
  2. Some people replace chana dal with besan but I personally like chana dal better.
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