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.