Friday, August 3, 2012

Paruppu/dal Poli

Poli is a sweet that always makes my stomach go in knots. I have had varying degrees of luck with this dish. In total I have made this sweet about five to six times, but every time I make it my limbs are all crossed.
I made poli this time with the same kind of apprehension, but it turned out great.
Ingredients
Channa dal – 1 cup
Jaggery – 1 cup
Cardamom powder – a pinch
Grated coconut – 1 tbsp
Maida or all-purpose flour – 1 cup
Turmeric  powder – a pinch
Salt – a pinch
Gingely oil – 2 or 3 tbsp
Ghee – 2 or 3 tbsp
Method
Roast channa dal in a pan until it turns slightly brown. Soak the roasted dal in water for a couple of hours. Drain the dal and dry it using a paper towel. Once the dal is dry and grind it in a mixer to make a fine powder.
Mix maida, salt and water and knead to make a soft dough. Brush two or three spoons of gingely oil on top of the dough and keep it aside for a couple of hours.
In a saucepan, melt jaggery in a little water. Once the jaggery starts boiling, mix the ground dal powder and mix it nicely. Once the puran turns into a dough consistency, remove it from stove. Add cardamom powder and grated coconut.
Divide the maida dough and puran into equal parts. Oil a flat surface and spread one ball of maida evenly. Keep a ball of puran inside the spread maida and cover all the sides. Now make a flat bread using your finger tips. Cook the bread on a hot tawa. Use ghee to make the sides crisp.

Serve paruppu poli with warm milk or ghee.

Recipe linked to Delicious Dish Tuesday Recipe Link Up.
 

14 comments:

  1. Yummmmm...

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  2. Drooling here rite now, wat an irresistible poli,just love it.

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  3. Traditional and tasty Indian snack

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  4. Thank you all. Please do try it and let us know.

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  5. polis look absolutely yummy and tempting :)

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  6. I love Poli. I really wait for my grandmother to make me a pack and let me take it home. Full of ghee is the right way to go

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  7. I think one of the most wonderful things about the internet is how it lets us broaden our repertoire of recipes. I'm slowly compiling a collection of Indian dishes I really enjoy. I'm looking forward to trying this one. Thanks for sharing it.

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  8. Thanks Ruchira, full of ghee is the only way to go :-)

    Thanks Aunt B. It is amazing how the internet has helped bring different cultures closer. We have a whole range of Indian recipes, do try them and let us know how you liked them.

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  9. This looks so good, though I have no idea what half of those ingredients are. Google will help me. :) I'm with Aunt B, love seeing these new recipes I'd never have known of otherwise! Thanks so much for linking up to Delicious Dish Tuesday again! :)

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  10. Thanks Alesha :-). Google will be able to clarify your doubts. This is a very traditional recipe, so it needs traditional ingredients.

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