PURAN POLI/BOBBATLU

puran poli /bobbatlu

 Ingredients:
Stuffing:
Bengal gram( chana dal)-2 cups
Jaggery-1 3/4 cups
cardamom powder-1/2 tsp

For the dough:
Refind flour(maida)-2cups
Rice flour-2tbsp
Ghee-3tbsp
Oil or Ghee -1/4 cup for frying


 

Method:
Wash and boil chana dal. Drain and coarsely grind it. In 

a pan add the dal, grated jaggery, cardamom powder and 

mix well. Cook, stirring all the time till dry. It 

should resemble a soft ball. Remove and cool. Divide the 

stuffing into sixteen to twenty equal portions and roll 

into balls. Mix maida,Rice flour,turmeric powder and 

salt. Add three tablespoons of ghee and sufficient water 

to make a soft dough. Cover with a damp cloth and keep 

aside for three hours. Divide dough into sixteen to 

twenty equal portions and roll into balls. Flatten each 

ball in your palm, stuff with one portion of puran 

(stuffing), cover and seal the edges. Dust it with flour 

and roll out into four to five inches diameter disk of 

medium thickness. Heat a tawa and cook puran poli until 

done on both sides. Remove. Serve hot with generous 

helping of pure ghee on it.