Puran Poli ( Lentil Stuffed Sweet Paratha)

Puran Poli ( Lentil Stuffed Sweet Paratha)

Recipe by Mudita BhageriaCourse: Main, Breakfast, BrunchCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6 medium paratha

servings
Prep time

25

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes

Made with flour, lentils, jaggery, cardamom and other spices,  it’s eaten warm with the ghee. When you make it, a nice aroma fills your home. Very tasty and  tempting. you can take it to your work, and travel also. 
It is also known as puran puri, holige, obbattu, bobbatlu, poley, bakshamulu, and boli.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

  • 1 tsp salt or to taste

  • 2 tbsp oil or ghee (clarified butter)

  • Water  as needed

  • 1 cup Chana dal ( split bengal gram)

  • 1/2 cup jaggery  – adjust as per taste

  • 1/2 cup – for roasting and more for serving ( add more if like)

  • 2 tbsp cardamom powder

  • ¼ tsp cinnamon powder – Adjust as per taste

  • A pinch of nutmeg powder

  • ⅓ cup grated coconut

  • Pinch of  saffron strands (optional)

Directions

  • Rinse the dal and boil it in enough water  until soft  but not mushy. Drain the excess water. Keep it aside.
  • Mash the dal with a  big serving spoon or potato masher
  • Dough
  • Take a big wide bowl and add 2 cups flour, (keep ½ cup for dusting) and salt. Mix dry ingredients.
  • Add 1 tbsp  oil or ghee and mix. Knead by adding water slowly till it becomes a soft dough.
  • Apply remaining oil  or ghee on top and cover with a lid or moist cloth and keep aside for about  20 to 30 minutes.
  • Take a pan and put on slow heat. Add 2 tbsp ghee, wait for a minute for the ghee to heat up. Add dal and jaggery. Mix and roast on slow heat, stirring continuously to avoid burning,  until the mixture thickens and leaves the  side of the pan (about 5 minutes) and makes a thick dough 
  • Add coconut, cardamom, nutmeg powder, saffron and cinnamon. Mix very well. Keep aside for cooling.
  • Take a tawa and put on medium heat.
  • Take the dough and divide the dough into 6 equal sized balls.
  • Take one piece of dough, put some dust on your surface, and roll it into a disc of  about 2 inches. Add about 2 tbsp dal mixture and fold dough back into a ball. Let it rest for a few seconds.
  • Roll again using flour dust into abot 5-7 inches flat bread. Roll very softly.
  • Apply oil/ ghee on the tawa surface, and put on paratha. 
  • Roast both sides with oil or ghee till golden brown on both sides.
  • Repeat to prepare the remaining.
  • Serve warm with a dazzle of ghee on top. Enjoy the sweet and aromatic flavors!

Notes

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