Puran Poli (flat bread with filling)

Puran Poli  is a very popular Maharashtrian delicacy that can be made perfectly at home. The filling made with chana dal or Bengal gram and jaggery is delicious!

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This is one of my favourites. Even though I don’t make it often, whenever I do, it’s usually a very large batch. Puran Poli recipe with jaggery is the most common, but they can be sweetened with a mix of jaggery and sugar or only sugar.

This dish is ideal for kids and grownups alike!


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Puran Poli (flat bread with filling)            Makes 12

Ingredients:

FOR THE FILLING

Chana Dal/Bengal gram – 1 cup

Jaggery/Gur (grated) – 1 cup

Green cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Nutmeg (grated) – a pinch

Turmeric – ¼ tsp

Salt – ½ tsp

FOR THE DOUGH

Wheat flour – 1 ½ cup

Plain flour – ½ cup

Salt – ½ tsp

Water – ¾ cup or as required

Oil – 3 tsp

Plain flour – for rolling

Ghee – for smearing the poli

Method:

1.    FOR THE FILLING: Wash and soak the Chana dal for at least an hour. Transfer the lentil into a pressure cooker. Add in the turmeric powder and salt. Add just enough water to cover the grains and 2 cm above it. Cook till just done. The grains should retain their shape when done.

2.    Drain and keep aside to cool slightly. Grind the lentil till smooth. Pass it through a sieve to make sure there are no lumps in it.

3.    Use a heavy bottom or non stick pan to cook the filling. Add the chana dal paste and grated jaggery/gur into the pan and cook on low heat till the jaggery melts completely. Add in the grated nutmeg and cardamom powder and mix well. Keep stirring the mixture till it becomes a very thick paste almost like a soft dough. Turn off the heat and cool to room temperature.

4.    FOR THE DOUGH: Mix together the two flours and salt. Add enough water and knead a soft dough. Add in 2 tsp of oil and knead till smooth. Smear the dough with a tsp of oil, cover and keep aside for 20 mins.

5.    Divide the dough and the filling into equal sized balls. Shape each dough ball into a small bowl and place a filling ball in it. Cover the filling completely with the dough and shape it back to a ball again. Repeat with the rest.

6.    Flatten the balls slightly with your fingers. Use a dusting of flour rolling. Roll out gently and as thinly as you can.

7.    Cook the Puran Poli on a hot tawa/griddle. Flipping over when bubbles start appearing. It should puff up totally. Cook on both sides till dark spots appear on it. Apply some ghee all over and cook briefly. Fold it in half and take it out of the pan.

8.    Serve the Puran Poli warm with ghee, amras or a khatta meetha dal.

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