Poli

By Nithu on Jan 24, 2008 in Sweets & Desserts | Print This

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featured poli01 It’s been a long time since I wrote a recipe. As Shriya said we had a good time in her place and was busy hanging out.

My husband and Shriya are fond of poli. We were so busy that we were not able make poli at Shriya’s house. Today I tried poli, my mom’s recipe and it came out well. I have shared the recipe with you all.

Poli is a sweet bread made out of All purpose flour, jaggery, coconut and channa dal. Its usually made during Festival Times.

Ingredients:

Maida (All purpose flour) - 1/2 kg
Full coconut - 1 (grated)
Channa dal - 150 g
Jaggery - 3/4 th of grated coconut (adjust to taste)
Yellow kesari powder - a pinch
Salt - a pinch
Cardamom - 4
Oil - 6 to 7 tbsp

Method of preparation:

Preparation of dough:

Take maida in a bowl, add salt, yellow powder and combine well
knead the flour by adding water and make a soft dough. Keep it aside for 2 1/2 hrs

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Preparation of puran:

Soak channa dal in water for an hour.
Drain the water and add the dal to boiling water and let it cook.
Dal should be soft to touch. It should not be overcooked.
Now drain the water and let it dry for sometime.
Boil 1/4 cup of water and add jaggery to it and allow it to melt completely.
Now filter the liquid to get rid off dirts.
Again heat the liquid at medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
It should become a thick but free flowing liquid.
In between, grind the channa dal into a coarse powder.
Now add the grated coconut to the jaggery and mix well followed by channa dal and ground cardamom.
Combine them to form a solid which is puran.

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Preparation of poli:

Take a small ball from the dough and roll it into a small thick chapathi on an oil spread thick plastic sheet.
If you use your hand wet your palms with oil and spread the dough.
Now place a small ball of the puran on the center and fold all the sides (see pic).
Again spread it into a small chapathi.
Heat griddle and fry the poli by turning both the sides. You can add oil if necessary.

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Serve hot or at room temperature

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18 Responses to “Poli”

Mansi January 24th, 2008, 9:26 pm

Nice one Shriya:) we make this with toor dal, have a version on my blog:) when your om’s serving them hot to you drizzled with ghee, it’s pure heaven!!
meeso January 24th, 2008, 10:11 pm

I really love this but have never made it myself…I wish I had some right now!
Nithu January 24th, 2008, 11:02 pm

Nice to see your comment. Hope you’ll try this recipe tomoro…
Nithu January 24th, 2008, 11:17 pm

Thanks for ur comment Mansi. Poli with ghee is a great combination. I have even tried it. Thanks!!
Bharathy January 25th, 2008, 6:21 pm

My most favourite sweet!!
Have tried but really tough to spread out the maida covering, right?it stretches in rather than towards out!
we use either dal or coconut with jaggery for the filling..the mix of two would be great!
Clear step by step illustrations too!
Book marked!
Nithu January 25th, 2008, 6:52 pm

Hi Bharathy,

As u said it was tough to spread out the maida initially. But I tried spreading out by wetting my plams constantly with oil. It was then a bit easier. And mixture of coconut and dal was my mom’s idea and it was really delicious.

Thanks for ur valuable comments…
Dhivya January 25th, 2008, 10:57 pm

I luv poli! Its an eternal fav
titi January 26th, 2008, 12:03 am

Hi, thanks for stopping by, Im not familiar with indian food, but looks yummy!
shankari January 26th, 2008, 12:11 am

Love poli & kudos to you guys on the review!
lavanya January 26th, 2008, 6:19 am

You are rocking…looks so delicious..my favourite poli..love to come to your home to have this poli.
Daily Meals January 26th, 2008, 9:16 am

Lovely polis.
Seena January 26th, 2008, 3:54 pm

Haven’t tasted this yet, hope to make it some times..
poojapillai January 27th, 2008, 5:39 am

Oh wow! My mouth can’t stop watering. It’s been many months since I had Puran Poli. I can never forget the taste. We don’t use coconut and cardamom though, but this recipe sounds amazing and I must try out these things. Can’t wait!
Nithu January 28th, 2008, 9:28 pm

Thank you Dhivya, titi and Shankari for your encouraging comments…

Hi Lavi,
U r welcome to my house to have polis. Thanks for your comments.

Thanks Daily meals…

Thanks Seena. Hope u will love it.

Hi Pooja,
Thanks for leaving your comments. Hope u will enjoy it…
Mythreyee February 8th, 2008, 6:14 pm

I tried it too. I have this recipe in my blog. It’s one sweet I do not miss, everytime I visit India.
novanicol November 27th, 2008, 6:27 pm

really like the recipe…will try to make it