Pooran Poli

 Ingredients :

  

For Pooran (Filling) :

                              

1. Chana dal ( chickpeas ) - 1 cup

2. Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

3. Powdered cardamom - 1/4 teaspoon

4. Powdered jaggery - 3/4 cup

5. Ghee ( clarified butter ) - 1 tablespoon

For making Poli dough :

                           

1. Refined flour - 3/4 cup

2.  Wheat flour - 3/4 cup

3. Refined oil - 1 tbsp (for mixing dough ) and enough oil for making polis

                                                                                                   

4. Water - for mixing dough

Method :

1. Mix refined flour and wheat flour with a tbsp of oil. Make a soft dough with enough water and keep aside covered.

2. Pressure cook chana dal with enough water. When dal is cooked, drain water and cool.

3. When cool, blend it in a blender to a fine paste with 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder.

                           

4. Place a thick bottomed shallow pan on medium flame and add ghee.

5. When ghee becomes hot, add grated coconut and sauté till it starts to give out it's flavour.

6. Then add chana dal paste and keep stirring till the whole mixture thickens and forms a lump. Cool.

7.  Pooran is ready for stuffing.

8. Take a lemon sized dough, and roll it with a rolling pin to give it a small round shape.

9. Place about 11/2teaspoon of  pooran in the middle and close it and once again roll it out into big round. Use wheat flour while rolling out to avoid dough sticking on to the rolling board.

10. Place chapatti pan on the medium flame and place the rolled out dough on the pan.

11. Reduce the flame and cook on both sides by smearing oil  till the polis are golden brown.

                                  

12. Repeat the same procedure for rest of the dough.

13. Enjoy eating this Pooran poli with ghee smeared on it.