Name: Puran Poli recipe by Mamta Joshi at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For puran -; Gram dal (Split chana dal) 250 grams; Sugar 250 grams; Jaggary 100 grams; cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon; Nutmeg powder 1/4 teaspoon; Saffron strands few (Optional); For outer covering dough -; Wheat flour 1 small cup; All purpose flour 1 small cup; Oil for moyan 1/2 small cup; Salt 2 pinches; Baking powder a pinch (Optional); Water to knead the dough

Ingredients Serving: 4

For puran -
Gram dal (Split chana dal) 250 grams
Sugar 250 grams
Jaggary 100 grams
cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Nutmeg powder 1/4 teaspoon
Saffron strands few (Optional)
For outer covering dough -
Wheat flour 1 small cup
All purpose flour 1 small cup
Oil for moyan 1/2 small cup
Salt 2 pinches
Baking powder a pinch (Optional)
Water to knead the dough

Instructions

Wash and soak chana dal for an hour
Add sufficient (less than double) water and cook dal with nutmeg powder in pressure cooker for 2 to 3 whistles(it should be soft)
After pressure subsides open the lid and mash dal with Pav Bhaji masher. Add sugar and jaggery
Mash it and cook in cooker only. Keep stirring in between
Cook dal till Semi solid
Put the mixture in Puran Machine and grind to a fine paste
Add cardamom powder and Saffron strands and mix well
Allow it to cool completely and then make medium balls
For outer covering -
Take all dry ingredients mentioned above for dough
Add water little by little and knead a soft dough
Keep it aside for some time and knead again adding some more oil
Now take a very small portion of dough and make a ball.
Roll out little with hands and put Puran ball
Seal it from all sides
Make a ball
Dust it with some rice flour or Maida and roll thin Poli
Shallow fry it in a skillet with some clarified butter (ghee) on low heat from both sides till golden
It tastes awesome when served hot with some more ghee

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