Gujarati Puran Poli Recipe

Gujarati Puran Poli Recipe

Gujarati Puran Poli is a  sweet stuffed roti made with filling of Toover Dal lentil. It is made on festivals and special occasions. It tastes great with Rasawalu Bateta Nu Shaak.

Making time: 45 minutes
Makes: 8 puranpolis
Skill Level : Advanced


Ingredients

• 1 cup Tuver dal
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Wheat flour
• 1 tbsp. ghee
• warm water to knead dough
• ghee to serve

Method

1. Boil dal in two times water for three whistles till soft.
2. Mix with a hand blender till all lumps break.
3. Mix sugar and one teaspoon ghee with dal .
4. Put mixture in a heavy kadhai and cook till a soft lump is formed
5. Take care to stir continuously, so as not to char.
6. Spread it in a dish and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
7. Now make equal sized balls out of the puran.
8. Grease these puran balls on outside with ghee so that they do not stick to dough while rolling.
9. Mix ghee, flour, add enough water to make a soft pliable dough.
10. Take a morsel sized ball of dough, roll into a 4" round.
11. Place same sized ball of filling in center, cover all round and seal.
12. Re-roll carefully to a 6" diameter round.
13. Roast on warm griddle till golden brown.
14. Repeat other side.
15. Take on serving plate. Apply a tsp. of ghee all over top.
16. Serve hot with Rasawalu Bateta nu Shaak.

Note: If you like strong flavour you can optionally add a pinch of elichi (cardomom), jaiphal(nutmeg) and javantri(mace) to the filling.