Puran poli

Recipe of Puran poli step by step with pictures

Puran poli is prepared on any festive occasion in Gujarat as well as Maharashtra. Puran poli is one of the favourite dishes for all. In Maharashtra puran poli is made from chana dal while in Gujarat it is made from toovar dal. The stuffing is known as puran and the outer cover is known as poli.

Ingredients

For  puran (stuffing)

1. 1 cup Toovar (arhar) dal
2. 1 cup Jaggery (gud)
3. ½  tsp Cardamom (elaichi) powder 
4. A pinch (1/4 tsp) of Nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
5. 1 tbsp Ghee

For  Dough 

1. 1 ½ cups whole wheat  flour (gehun atta)
2. 1 tbsp oil

Method

1. Boil the dal with enough water in pressure cooker.  (See Image 1)
2. Drain excess water and mesh the dal lightly.
3. Heat dal in a non-stick pan (kadhai), add the ghee and jaggery, mix well and cook on a medium flame.  Stirr continuously till the mixture become thick.
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4. Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and mix well. (See Image 5)
5. Cool the mixture and make small balls from it. (See Image 6)
6. Making of dough – mix oil with whole wheat flour add enough water and knead into soft smooth dough.
7. Take lime sized ball from the dough . Roll into a 4” round.
8. Place a ball of  filling in the center of  the rolled dough and bring the end  the edges of  the  dough to the center on top of the filling, pinch them together and then press it down.  (See Image 7, 8, 9, 10)
9. Roll it out carefully to  a 6”round using a little wheat flour. (See Image 11)
10. Now cook it on a Tawa (griddle) till it turns golden brown on both the sides. (See Image 12)
11. Apply a tsp ghee all over it and serve hot in meal. (See Image 13).

Images of Preparation

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