Puran Poli

Puran Poli(Maharashtra) or Bobbatlu(Andhra Pradesh) is a tasty and is featured in all households during festivals. Though the dough usually used to make is made with maida, but I used whole wheat flour and loved it. I usually like things to be simple, hence I simplified and this is the most simple yet delicious version of Puran poli. Hope you try it.
Happy Cooking...

Ingredients:

For stuffing:

Split Bengal gram/chana dal/kadalai paruppu - 1 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 cup
Ghee

For the dough:

Wheat flour - 2 cups
Salt to taste
Water as required

Method:

Wash and soak chana dal for 2 hours. 

Coarsely grind it.

In a pan heat ghee and dal and cook till the raw smell goes away. 

Add grated jaggery and cook stirring all the time till it is dry.

Remove and cool.

Divide the dough and roll into small balls. Flatten the ball and stuff with puran(stuffing). 

 Dust some flour and roll out into chapati. 

Heat a tawa and cook puran poli until done on both sides. 

Add all the ingredients for the dough and knead into a soft dough. Keep it aside for half hour.
Wash and soak chana dal for 2 hours. Coarsely grind it.  In a pan heat ghee and dal and cook till the raw smell goes away. It will take about 8-10 minutes. Add grated jaggery and cook stirring all the time till it is dry. Remove and cool.


Divide the dough and roll into small balls.  Flatten the ball and stuff with puran(stuffing). Cover and seal the edges. Dust some flour and roll out into chapati. Heat a tawa and cook puran poli until done on both sides. Remove. Serve hot with generous helping of ghee on it.