Kadalai Paruppu Puranam Poli | Paruppu Sweet Poli | Puran Poli
I've included kadalai paruppu sweet poli recipe in this article.
Ingredients-
For Outer Dough-
Maida-1 cup heapedTurmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Salt -1/2 tsp
Gingelly oil-1 tsp
For Puranam(Filling)-
Bengal gram dal (Kadalai paruppu)-1 cupJaggery-3/4 cup
Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp
Salt a pinch
Recipe Video
Method -
For Making Outer Dough-
👉In a bowl mix maida, salt, turmeric powder and gingelly oil along with water that is added little by little to make a soft pliable dough.Cover with lid and allow the dough to rest for minimum 2 hours . Knead the dough intermittently.For stuffing/puranam -
👉Pressure cook the Bengal gram dal for 3-4 whistles along with 1 1/4 cup water, mash it set aside.👉Heat the jaggery along with 1/4 cup water and dissolve it completely, bring to a boil and strain it to remove impurities.
Again add the strained jaggery to the pan and boil for 2-4 mins.Now add cardamom powder,a pinch of salt mix well .
👉Add the mashed dal and mix well.
👉Continue to keep stirring until the mixture thickens and all the moisture is completely absorbed.Puranam or stuffing is ready.👉Allow the puranam to cool down completely.
👉Make lemon sized balls of the puranam or stuffing set aside.
👉Now again using your finger tips flatten the dough into chapati shapes.
👉Heat a tawa,now gently transfer the poli from the plantain leaf on to it . Drizzle ghee or gingelly oil and cook for 2 minutes on one side flip and again cook it until you get slight golden colour on both sides.
Serve with ghee.
Note-
Shelf life of poli -2 days.
Yeild-10 polis
To Make Poli-
Cut and grease 2-4 big circular chapati sized banana leaf or plastic sheet or aluminium foil with ghee or gingelly oil and keep it ready.
👉Take a big lemon sized balls of the dough and place it on greased banana leaf/ clean plastic sheet /aluminium foil and flatten it a bit.👉Place a small lemon sized puranam in the centre of the dough close it and seal it completely.
👉Now again using your finger tips flatten the dough into chapati shapes.
👉Heat a tawa,now gently transfer the poli from the plantain leaf on to it . Drizzle ghee or gingelly oil and cook for 2 minutes on one side flip and again cook it until you get slight golden colour on both sides.
Serve with ghee.
Note-
Shelf life of poli -2 days.
Yeild-10 polis