Puran Poli is a typical Marathi flatbread with a sweet lentil filling served during auspicious occasions of Holi, Gudipadwa, Ganesh Chaturthi festival. This is a popular bread in the state of Gujarat also called as Vedhmi and Maharashtra and makes a great breakfast that resembles stuffed paratha . The perfect preparation of puran poli is considered a highly-skilled task. In Maharashtra Puran Poli is a hot favorite food. Every house uses their own way to make perfect puran polis. Puran poli is very famous in Karnataka with the name Holige. In Andhra it is called as "bobbatlu".
Ingredients:
For the Puran:
1 cup Channa Dal
1 cup Jagger or sugar
1/2 tsp ilayachi powder
1/4 tsp jayaphal
2 Tbsp ghee
For the Dough:
2 cups maida
2 Tbsp oil ghee for serving
Method:
To make the Filling:
- Wash and pressure cook the Dal in 1 1/2 cups of water.
- Drain excess water and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in a pan, add the Dal and sugar and cook till the mixture thickens and continue to stir.
- Add the ilayachi and jayaphal powder, and mix well.
- Cool and divide it into equal portions and keep aside.
For the Dough:
- Combine the flour and oil and knead into a soft dough using water.
- Divide into equal portions and keep aside.
- Roll out a portion of the dough into a circle.
- Place a portion of the filling mixture 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 circle.
- Cook over a medium flame till it turns a golden brown in colour on both sides.
Serving:
Pooran Poli is a Maharashtrian dish. The poli is in itself a delicious sweetmeat and is often eaten as such. It may be served with a spoonful of ghee. Poli is often served with milk, which may be sweetened or flavoured with almonds and pistachio. In certain areas, polis a tangy, tamarind-based sauce is served with the poli, to enhance the experience by combining very disparate flavours. In Maharashtra, the tangy sauce is called katachi amti.
