Puran Poli!!!

Puran Poli is a classical Maharashtrian dish.  Look wise, this traditional sweet is similar to roti, but the preparation is entirely different.  Puran Poli is  made during the festival such as Gudi Padwa (Maharashtrian New Year),  Holi, Gouri-Ganpati festival in Maharashtra.

The stuffing is known as Puran and outer cover is known as Poli.
The Puran is made by Sweet mixture of Chickpea lentils and Jaggery. The outer cover is made of wheat flour.


Ingredients :

For Poli :

 3 Cups wheat flour
 Water as per need
 1/4 Teaspoon Salt

For Puran :

2 Cups Chana Dal
2 Cups Jaggery
1 Tablespoon Cardamom Powder


Method For Poli : 

In a bowl, add 3 cups wheat flour. Add 1/4 Teaspoon Salt, mix well.  Add water as per your need and knead into soft dough.
Cover the dough and keep it aside for 1 hour.

Method For Puran :

Wash and boil Chana dal in enough water. Cook it till Chana dal becomes soft.
Once Chana Dal is cooked completely,  strain the extra water and keep it aside. (This strain water will be used for spicy curry called Katachi Aamti)
Add boiled chana dal in a pan. Put that pan on medium heat.
Add 2 Cups Jaggery , mix well and cook till mixture becomes thick.
Add Cardamom Powder  and mix well. Turn off the heat, Let the mixture cool down.

Grind the mixture or you can use Puran Strainer/ Puran Yantra to make Puran. (Take the mixture in Puran Strainer and press by hand or spoon)

Method For Puran Poli :

Make a small ball of dough and roll it into a small round shape Poli/ Puri.  Now take a small ball from Puran, and put the ball of Puran over the rolled Poli/ Puri.
Seal the edges.
Dust the dry wheat flour over sealed Puran and again roll it into a Poli.

Heat the pan and roast the Puran Poli well from both sides.
Apply ghee (Clarified Butter) to Puran Poli.
Puran Poli is Ready.
Serve it hot with Gulavani (Boiled Jaggery water), Ghee, and Milk.