Puran poli RECIPE

AUTHENTIC PURAN POLI /MAHARASHTRIAN PURAN POLI

BY SHWETA GALINDE

PURAN POLI RECIPE

OTHER NAMES – Bobbattu, obbattu, holige, ubbatti, vedmi, poli, puranachi poli, god poli, pappu bakshalu, bakshalu, oliga, abatulu. 

PURAN POLI RECIPE

Puran poli is a sweet flatbread stuffed with a sweet lentil filling made from husked spilt bengal gram (chana dal) and jaggery. Puran poli is a popular Maharashtrian recipe made during Ganesh Chaturthi or Diwali or any other festive occasion.

puran poli recipe

By SHWETA GALINDE

INGREDIENTS

  • Chana dal – 1 cup
  • Grated Jaggery – 3/4 or 1 cup
  • Cardamom pwdr – 1/2 tsp
  • Nutmeg / jaiphal pwdr or dry ginger powder – a generous pinch
  • Maida – 2 cup
  • Turmeric – 1/4 tsp [ optional ]
  • Oil / ghee to knead the dough – 4 or 5 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Rice flour or maida flour for dusting
PURAN POLI RECIPE

PREPARATION OF PURAN /STUFFING .

Clean ,wash ,rinse and soak the chana dal overnight or min  3 to 4 hrs.

Next day pressure cook it with 1 cup water + 1 tsp oil . [ you can add more water if you want to make amti also ]

Pressure cook upto 3 or 4 whistles till soft .[the dal has to be whole and soft ,not very mushy ]

Once done drain off the excess water by using a strainer .[ excess water can be used for making katachi amti – gravy ]

Transfer the dal to a nonstick pan .

Add the grated jaggery  , mash and mix well .

Cook on medium flame .

The mixture will become loose as the jaggery melts .

Add elaichi pwdr + nutmeg pwdr and mix well .

Stir and cook till it thickens and the mixture leaves the side of the pan  . [be careful it will stick at the bottom ]

TEST – keep a spoon standing in the centre of the mixture ,if it stands firmly means the puran is done . [chk the video ]

Add elaichi pwdr + nutmeg pwdr and mix well .

Allow the mixture to cool .

Strain the puran through a strainer or use a puran yantra or blend in a mixer jar into fine paste.

Puran is ready .Allow it to cool before use .

PREPARATION OF DOUGH

Take the flour + salt + oil in a big plate and mix well .

Add water and knead it into a soft loose and soft dough .

Cover and keep aside for 1 to 3 hour .

After and hour ,grease your hands and again knead for sometime .

Divide the dough into equal parts and roll each part into a smooth ball .

PURAN POLI RECIPE

METHOD TO MAKE PURAN POLI

Take a dough ball and roll it into a small poori size.

Take a portion of the stuffing , roll it into a ball and keep in the centre .The stuffing ball should be more than the dough ball .

Bring the edges together and seal it ,remove excess dough .

Roll it gently like parathas by dusting dry flour .

Place it on a hot tava / pan .

Roast on both sides till golden spots appear all over and it puffs  up .

Apply ghee and remove from pan .

Puran poli is ready to serve – either plain as dessert  or with amti .

NOTES

  1. If you don’t soak then pressure cook for more whistles till it is done .
  2. Instead of jaggery some use sugar OR half of each .
  3. The quantity of stuffing has to be more than the dough .
  4. Don’t flip it many times while roasting ,it will break .you have to just flip it twice.
  5. Some add dry ginger pwdr or fennel pwdr to the puran .
  6. You can make with only wheat flour or use maida + wheat flour in any proportion .
  7. Some use rice flour while rolling the polis .
  8. The dough has to be oily and soft .
  9. You can also make with chapati dough .
  10. You can store for few days .

for more recipes click on the names  below :- 

Refer here – Sweet potato puran poli

  1. What to cook for breakfast ?–  500 recipes
  2. Cake recipes – 50 cake recipes + 40 tips on baking -baking in cooker /pan /kadai
  3. Idli recipes – 42 tips + 27 different idli recipes
  4. Veg recipes–  130 + recipes
  5. Cooking tips –  200 tips
  6. Tips for buying and cooking fish– 30 recipes
  7. Tips for buying and cooking chicken – 30 + recipes 
  8. Tips for buying and cooking mutton– 20 + recipes 
  9. Rice recipes –  53 + rice recipes
  10. Diet plan for losing weight
  11. Paneer recipes20 + recipes
  12. Diet plan for losing weight

For more tips , tricks , videos , recipe , amazing kitchen appliances like our facebook page  –  https://www.facebook.com/virtual.treat.for.foodies

No Comment

  • Mary Anthony

    Visitor Rating: 5 Stars

  • Anonymous

    Visitor Rating: 5 Stars

  • Anonymous

    Visitor Rating: 3 Stars

  • Anonymous

    Visitor Rating: 4 Stars

  • Anonymous

    Visitor Rating: 5 Stars

Leave A Comment

x

Lost Password