How to make Puran Poli

Welcome to my kitchen, Today we will make Puran Poli. Puran Poli is a Maharashtrian recipe made with chana dal, flour and cardamom, and sugar. This delicious side dish recipe. it is extremely rich in flavors. Puran Poli is loved by kids and adults alike. It's a great breakfast recipe you can eat with a hot cup of masala tea. If you're having those sudden hunger pangs and want to eat something scrumptious yet light on the stomach,  so that time you can make Puran Poli. and you can enjoy eating. so let's come and see how to make Puran Poli.

Ingredients for Stuffing of sweet for filling

• 1to ½ cup powdered jaggery/
• 1 to ½ cup chana dal
• Water for pressure cooking the chana dal
• 2 teaspoon ghee
• 1 teaspoon fennel powder
• ¾ to 1 teaspoon saunth (dry ginger powder)
• ½ teaspoon cardamom powder or 4 to 5 green
• cardamoms crushed finely
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder

Making stuffing for Puran Poli.

Step 1:- Wash the chana dal and soak the chana dal for 30 minutes or one hour.

Step 2:- After 30 min. In a pressure cooker, cook the chana dal for 3 to 4 whistles.

Step 3:- Once the pressure settles down on its own, strain the cooked dal. Please remain the dal need not be cooked completely about 85 to 90% cooked is fine.

Step 4:- Keep the dal in the strainer for some minutes so that all the stock is drained.

The cooked lentils have to be drained very well.

Step 5:- Now heat ghee in a pan and add the dry ginger powder, nutmeg powder, cardamom powder, and fennel powder. Saute for a few seconds.

Step 6:- Add the chana dal and jaggery. Stir well and let this Puran mixture cook on a low flame till the mixture becomes dry.

Step 7:- Keep on stirring the Puran mixture at intervals. Once the Puran stuffing becomes dry and thick, switch off the flame.

Step 8:- Let it cools and then mashes the Puran mixture with a potato masher. You can also use your mixer to mash the Puran mixture very well.  now your stuffing is ready. Keep aside.

Preparing the dough for Puran Poli

Step 1:- Take whole wheat flour and purpose flour/maida and salt in a bowl mix well.

Step 2:- Add a little bit of water and ghee and mix. Begin to knead the dough adding water as required.

Step 3:- Make smooth and soft dough. Cover and keep aside the dough for 15-20 minutes.

Now we will make Puran Poli

Step 1:- Take a medium or large size ball from the dough. Roll it 2-3 inches in circumference on a dusted rolling board.

Step 2:- Place a portion of the Puran mixture in the center of the rolled dough. Bring the edges together towards the center. Join all the edges.

Step 3:- Sprinkle some flour and start rolling the dough.

Make a medium or large circle.

Step 4:- Heat the Tawa spread some ghee in Tawa.

Step 5:- Place the rolled dough circle on the Tawa.

Step 6:- When one side gets browned, turn over and cook the other side till you see some brown spots.

Step 7:- Once the second side gets browned, then turn over and apply ghee. when it cook well then stack them in a casserole or in a kitchen napkin. make all dough in this way

You can serve Puran Poli with milk, hot chay or yogurt/curd or ghee/ butter. you can eat it with sbji also.