Puran Poli
Puran Poli, alternatively referred to as Puran Puri, is a sweet Indian flatbread commonly enjoyed as a dessert in the state of Maharashtra and as a main dish in Gujarat.
Ingredients
For Puran (Filling)
- Toor Dal – 1 cup
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp
- Saffron – 7 – 8 strands Optional
For dough
- Whole wheat flour – 2 cup
- Oil – 2 tbsp
- Water – 1 cup or as needed
Other Ingredient
- Ghee
Instructions
Make dough.
- Take flour in a bowl. Add oil. Mix it very well. Add water in it. Using your hands, mix to form a dough. Knead for about 5 minutes, or until the dough is smooth. Apply oil over the dough. Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel and set aside for 15 minutes.
To make Puran(filling)
- Wash the toor dal and pressure cook it for 3 – 4 whistles. Don't add too much water while pressure cooking.
- In a nonstick pan, add boiled toor dal. Cook it for 10 minutes on medium heat.
- Add sugar and Saffron and cook the mixture until mixture thickens. It will take around 15 minutes on medium heat.
- Add cardamom powder and mix it very well.
- Apply ghee on the palm. Make equal lemon size balls.
Making Puran poli
- Roll out the piece of dough and place one portion of Puran mixture on rolled roti.
- Fold the edges. Seal the mixture by pinching the dough edges.
- Flatten the dough. Dust it with flour. Again, roll it a little bit thicker than regular roti.
- Heat Tava on medium heat. Place rolled Puran Poli on Tava.
- Cook Puran Poli on Tava till it turns golden brown in color on both the side.
- Repeat the same process with remaining Puran Poli.
- Apply ghee on each Puran Poli and Serve hot with some extra ghee.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 7gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 21mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 5gSugar: 26gVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
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