Puran Poli

Puran poli is a famous maharshtrian dish usually prepared for breakfast. It is popular during festive season of Ganesh chaturthi and Diwali. It’s a sweet stuffed paratha.

Ingredients

For dough:

Wheat flour   ¾ Cup.Plain flour   ¾ Cup.

Semolina/suji/rawa  (optional)1 tablespoon

Salt a pinch

Oil 1 tablespoon

Water

For stuffing:

Chana dal/split Bengal gram (soaked for 30 minutes)    1 ¼ cup

Jagerry/Gud(grated)     1 ½ Cup

Green cardamom (ilaichi) powder    ½ teaspoon

Oil to fry

Method:

For dough:

Mix all the dry ingredients together.

Add oil and enough water to make soft dough.

Cover and keep aside for half an hour.

For stuffing;

Pressure cook chana dal for 15 mins. Then blend it in a blender.

In a heavy bottom pan put the blended chana dal and roast.

Now put jagerry and roast again. Jagerry will melt and the mixture will become sticky.

Roast till the mixture become dry. In the mean time, put the cardamom powder. Keep on stirring to avoid the mixture from sticking to the pan.

Now keep the mixture aside and allow it to cool.

Make small balls of the dough and flatten it on your palm. Now add some stuffing in the center and seal all the edges.

Dust it and roll gently to 5-6 inches in diameter.

Heat the pan or tawa and put the paratha on it on medium heat. Slightly cook on both sides.

Now brush with ghee and fry on both sides till black spots appear on the paratha.

Serve hot with yogurt or achaar (pickle).

P.S. Semolina is added to make the paratha crisp. If you like it soft then skips semolina.