Poli/ Boli is one of my favorite sweet recipe, which we used to prepare during bogi festival. It is a stuffed sweet, and we call the stuffing as pooranam or pooran. When I first tried Poli by myself, the flour dough is bit try and after making the poli, it didnt taste that much good. The secret is behind the oil, which we need to add in the dough and leaving it for 2 hrs to rest, by which, the dough gets the elastic texture and Poli, can be made very thin. Now lets see the recipe.
Ingredients
For Poli
- All purpose flour/maida – 2 cups
- Water – 1/2 cup (Can be adjusted)
- Oil – 3 to 4 tsp
- Salt – 1 pinch
- Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
For Pooranam
- Channa Dal/Kadalai Paruppu – 1 cup
- Jaggery – 1 cup
- Cardamom powder – 3
- Water – as needed (optional)
Ghee for cooking.
Method
To Make Poli
- In a big bowl, add Maida and turmeric powder.
- Add water and knead nicely. Add oil finally.
- Knead nicely to form a smooth dough. Let it rest for 2 hours.
To Make Puran/Pooranam
- Pressure cook channa dal with 2 cups of water for 2 to 3 whistles and keep aside to cool down.
- Powder the jaggery.
- When channa dal cools down, transfer to the mixer and add the jaggery, and grind for 1 min.
- Now transfer this to the pan and add the cardamom powder and saute for 3 to 4 min. Keep on stirring until it thickens. Take care not to burn in the bottom.
- Transfer to another bowl and let it cool for 5 to 10 min.
- Pooranam is now ready.
To stuff
- Take the kneaded dough, which is rested for 2 hours. The dough should have attained a elastic texture as shown below. This would be correct form for making Poli.
- Make a small ball (lemon sized) with the dough. Take a plastic cover and grease with oil and slightly flatten the dough as shown.
- Take the pooranam/pooran and make it again as a small ball, (size little less than lemon size). Keep it in the center and close the dough, as shown below. (Just like preparing stuffed chappathi)
- Keep the stuffed ball at the back side and cover with another greased plastic cover.
- Now place a flat plate and press strongly. Then with a chappathi roller, flatten the poli some more. (I usually use this method, since I feel it to be easier. You can flatten the poli with a chappathi roller with out using the plate. One of my friend, who is expert in making poli, just flattens with her hand itself. So you can follow any of the method which suits you).
- Slowly remove the plastic cover and place it in a heated dosa tawa.
- Place the poli gently and ghee on both sides of poli and cook, till it becomes light golden colour on both sides.
- Delicious Pooranam Poli is ready to be served.
Sri Love says
Never had poli before…your pics are enough to tempt me dear!!!
Sushma Madhuchandra says
it's been ages since I made them.., your pictures are tempting me to make them soon! Thanks for sharing
Julie says
yummy poli,very nicely explained too!!
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Shabitha Karthikeyan says
Looks too good. One of my favorite sweet.
Shweta says
This is so very awesome 🙂
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Daksha says
Nice click u done so perfectly.
Chandrani Banerjee says
Very traditional and delicious puran poli.
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Jeyashrisuresh says
Love to have some right now. nicely made
Ushnish Ghosh says
Dear Akila
How are you ? I feel good reading your comment at my blog and you still remember me . I am so out of touch with all…but now I am back in India and will concentrate on cooking. I love Puran poli ..never tried to make one. Now i will try . Your methods are so detailed , i feel confident to try . Let me see what all i have missed.
Have a nice week
Meena Selvakumaran says
lovely step by step clicks.perfect.
Kalpana Sareesh says
Yummy poli..too good
Priya Suresh says
Puran polis,love love it..I want some rite now to have some.
Shobha says
Delicious puran polis.. I love them.
Srimathi says
Love puran poli. I buy them from the Indian store, since I am lazy to make them. Looks delicious.
Vidya Chandrahas says
Yummy pooran poli..loving it…Very neat presentation.
PT says
delicious..
Leena Chandrashekar says
Looks very divine and delicious…
Nava Krishnan says
Simply stunning and tempting. Would love to try out soon. Nice step by step instructions and that will be good for me to catch up on the recipe.
divya says
looks mouthwatering…just delicious!
Nabanita Das says
Nice Click and lovely explanation…
CHITRA says
Perfect.. its in my try list..
Priya Anandakumar says
Wonderful lovely polis, fab and gorgeous. Beautiful clicks.
Sona - Quick Picks says
yumm yumm Akila..drooling over the clicks
S.Menaga says
Very nice n lovely clicks too…
Rashida Shaikh says
I've decided to make puran poli and yet have to make it. 😀
I like the way you have roll them inside the plastic sheets.
Ms.Chitchat says
Love it any time, would love to have this hot with a dollop of ghee, nice click too.
Rita Bose says
Lovely and delicious polis!! Wonderful snaps!!
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Smitha Joga says
they look delicious! yummy!
RAKS KITCHEN says
Gorgeously great! Perfectly done!
Pavithra R says
Lovely Polis! Looks perfect.
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