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MM Mithaiwala ~ Puran Poli
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Swagat nav varshache.
Asha aakankshache.
Sukh samruddhiche, padata dwari paaul GUDHICHE.
"Happy Gudipadwa"
Ingredients:
For The
Dough:
2
cups whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
2 tbsp oil
For The
Filling:
1
cup toovar (arhar) dal
1 cup sugar
a few saffron
(kesar) strands
2 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
a pinch of mace (javantri) powder
Other
Ingredients:
whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) for rolling
ghee for smearing
Method
For the dough:
- Combine the flour and oil in a bowl and knead into a soft dough
using enough water.
- Divide the dough into 15 equal portions and keep aside.
For the
filling:
- Combine the dal with 1½ cups of water and pressure cook it for 3
whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
- Drain any excess water and mash the dal lightly using the back
of the spoon.
- Dissolve the saffron in a little water and keep aside for 15 to
20 minutes.
- Heat the ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add the dal and sugar
and cook on a medium flame for 20 minutes or till the mixture thickens, while
stirring continuously.
- Add the cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, mace powder and saffron
mixture and mix well.
- Cool slightly and divide it into 15 equal portions. Keep aside.
How to
proceed:
- Roll out one portion of the dough into a 75 mm. (3")
diameter circle.
- Place a portion of the filling in the centre and fold the edges
of the dough over the filling. Pinch the edges together to seal the filling in.
- Flatten the dough and roll again into a 100 mm. (4")
diameter circle, using a little wheat flour for rolling.
- Cook on a tava (griddle) over a medium flame till it turns
golden brown in colour on both the sides.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and filling to make 14 puran
polis.
- Smear a little ghee on each puran poli and serve hot.
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