Puran Poliपुरण पोळी
The festival sweet of Maharashtra and a marker of a proper celebration — a sweet chana dal filling rolled into a poli and served with ghee.
About 75 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups chana dal
- 2 cups jaggery
- 2 cups maida or wheat flour
- Cardamom, nutmeg
- Ghee
- Turmeric, salt
Method
- Pressure cook the chana dal until soft, drain well, and mash.
- Cook the mashed dal with jaggery until thick and dry, then add cardamom and nutmeg.
- Knead a soft dough with flour, turmeric water, salt and a little oil.
- Roll a disc, place the filling, seal and roll out gently.
- Roast on a tawa with ghee on both sides and serve warm with extra ghee or milk.