Puran Poli
By shobhapink
Puran poli is a classical Marathi dish, which is a dessert served during auspicious occasions and during important festivals.
Ingredients
- Stuffing:
- 1 cup split chana dal (bengal gram)
- 1 cup jaggery (gur) grated or sugar
- 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder
- 1 tbsp ghee
- For dough:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp pure ghee
- Pure ghee as required
Details
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from shobhapink.blogspot.in
Preparation
Step 1
1. Wash & boil chana dal. Drain & coarsely grind it.
2. In a pan add ghee, chana dal, jaggery & mix well.
3. Cook, keep stirring all time till dry. Add cardamom powder, mix well.
4. Remove, let it cool. Make 8-10 balls of the stuffing (puran)
5. Take flour in a bowl, add 2 tbsp of ghee, sufficient water to make a
soft dough. cover with a damp cloth & keep aside for one hour.
6. Divide dough into 8-10 balls.
7. Flatten each ball in palm, stuff with one portion of puran (stuffing),
cover & seal edges. Dust it with flour & roll out into circle.
8. Cook on a tawa (griddle) over a medium flame till it turns golden brown
in color on both sides. Repeat same with remaining dough & puran.
9. Smear a spoon full of ghee on each puran poli, serve piping hot with
shrikhand.
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