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Traditional Heritage
Puran Poli
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 cups coconut
- 1 cup jaggery or 1½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder
- 2 tablespoons ghee
Covering
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour mixed with ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Pinch of turmeric powder
- 4 tablespoons ghee
- Water as required to knead the dough
Directions
Prepare the Filling
- Grind coconut until smooth; it should be mashed.
- Add jaggery, nutmeg powder, 2 tablespoons ghee and cardamom powder.
- Keep stirring the mixture until it thickens and leaves the sides of the pan.
- Let it cool.
Prepare the Dough
- Mix all-purpose flour and wheat flour through a sieve.
- Add salt and mix well.
- Add water to knead the dough; it should be smooth and tight.
- Rub 1 teaspoon of ghee over it and cover the dough for at least 30 minutes.
Making Puran Poli
- Make small balls of the puran filling and keep them aside.
- Make medium-sized balls from the dough and roll each into a 3-inch circle, dusting with all-purpose flour as needed.
- Place one filling ball in the center of the rolled dough.
- Bring the edges together toward the center, join all the edges, and pinch them closed.
- Sprinkle with flour and roll the stuffed dough. Alternatively, wet your fingers with oil and gently pat it until it is about 5 inches in diameter.
- Place the rolled poli on a heated griddle and cook until done.
- Flip the poli and cook the other side.
- After removing it from the griddle, spread a little ghee on top.
- The poli should be golden brown in color.
- Repeat the process with the remaining dough and filling until all the puran poli are prepared.