Puran Poli

Author Tanushri Shenoy

Prep time

2 Hour

Cook time

1 Hour

Total time

3 Hour

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Puran Poli

A popular Maharashtrian sweet roti recipe made with flour and sweetened chana dal stuffing. It is generally made during special occasions or during festival time such as Holi, but can be made and preserved at any time. Traditionally, it is eaten or served warm with a generous amount of ghee (vegan).

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Ingredients

For Puran (Filling)

• 1 cup chana dal (Split Chickpea lentil)
• 1 cup jaggery/sugar
• 1⁄ 2 tsp nutmeg powder
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• Few strands of saffron - optional

For covering

• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour/maida
• Water to knead the dough
• 1⁄ 4 cup oil (approximately)
• Salt to taste

Instructions

For the Puran(filling):

1. Thoroughly wash the chana dal and soak it for at least 2 hours.
2. Pressure cook the dal for 4-5 whistles or until the dal is soft/mushy.
3. Strain the cooked dal. Keep the dal in the strainer for some minutes so that all the stock is drained.
4. The cooked dal has to be drained very well.
5. Let the dal cool down and grind it to a paste consistency.
6. In a wide pan, add the ground dal and jaggery (or sugar).
7. The mixture will turn wet once the jaggery melts.
8. Mix well and cook on medium flame for approximately 15-20 mins or until the mixture becomes dry (but soft). Keep stirring at regular intervals.
9. Add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and mix well. (A few strands of saffron can be added.)
10. Keep aside to cool down.

For Dough

1. Take equal quantities of wheat and all-purpose flour in a bowl (you may use only flour too if you wish).
2. Add a pinch of salt and 3 tbsp of oil.
3. Mix until oil is well incorporated in the flour.
4. Set it aside for 20 minutes.
5. Knead it into a very soft dough (The dough needs to be softer than regular so that it can be rolled easily with lighter hands and no pressure).
6. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.
7. Add 1 tbsp of oil and knead it well for a couple of minutes.
8. Keep aside for another 15 minutes (The more you knead the dough, the softer the poli will be).
9. To make puran polis:
10. Take a small size ball of dough and a double size ball of puran.
11. Stuff the puran ball inside the rolled dough (like stuffed paratha).
12. Close the rolled dough tightly so that puran does not come out.
13. Flatten with your palms.
14. Dust it with flour and roll the poli with less pressure.
15. Place the poli on a hot tava and cook until golden brown on both sides.
16. Be gentle while flipping the poli as the stuffing might come out.
17. The polis are ready to be served hot.

Notes

This is an all-time family favorite, and kids love it. They demand it all year round.

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Disclaimer: Some or all allergens may not be listed

Contains Wheat

Lunch

Maharashtrian

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