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    Puran Poli | Paruppu Poli

    October 3, 2011 by Sharmilee J 58 Comments

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    Puran Poli is a traditional mild sweet snack made with maida & chana dal poornam and garnished with ghee. Puran Poli is commonly made during special occasions and could be relished as an evening snack as well.
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    I grew up seeing amma make this for me and have helped her many time. But never did I think I can also make it from the scratch one day but blogging for this space made all the impossible things possible.

    The first thing that made me stay away from trying this was the rolling part. But now as I have tried my hands with many stuffed parathas this was at ease as I found rolling stuffing with maida was so much easy when compared to wheat flour.
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    Puran Poli | Paruppu Poli

    Puran Poli is a traditional mild sweet snack made with maida & chana dal poornam and garnished with ghee. Puran Poli is commonly made during special occasions and could be relished as an evening snack as well. Paruppu Poli recipe explained in this post with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time20 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time40 minutes mins
    Servings10 poli
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup chana dal
    • 1 cup jaggery
    • 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
    • 1 and 1/2 tablespoon coconut

    For pooranam filling

    • 1 and 1/2 cups maida
    • 1 tablespoon ghee
    • a pinch salt
    • water as required
    • oil as required

    Instructions

    First for making the outer wrap :

    • Take maida in a bowl, add oil and salt, Mix well then add water little by little.
    • Form a soft pliable dough just like chapati dough. Allow it to rest for an hour.

    For the inner pooranam :

    • Dry roast chana dal till a nutty aroma comes, don't let it brown. Then soak it in water for at least 1 hour.
    • Then cook chana dal with water until soft but not mushy (It should still be in shape if you press it). Drain water from chana dal and keep aside. I was not confident in pressure cooking chana dal so cooked it in a open pan.
    • Dry roast coconut till the moisture leaves. Grind chana dal with jaggery to a coarse mixture- Use the pulse option in your mixie and press it on and off, don't make it a paste.
    • Add roasted coconut, cardamom powder to the grinded chana dal jaggery mixture. Make small lemon sized balls and keep it ready.

    Making Puran Poli

    • Now pinch equal sized balls (slightly bigger than the chana dal balls) flatten it a bit. Then keep the pooranam ball in the center.
    • Seal it completely by pulling the sides to center just like how we make for stuffed parathas. Then flatten it slightly. Dust flour if needed.
    • Roll it to a thick or thin poli. Heat tawa carefully place the poli on the tawa, drizzle oil and cook the poli ion both sides until brown spots appear. Serve Puran Poli hot with a teaspoon of butter!

    Notes

    • It keeps well in room temperature for a day. If refrigerated it can stay well for 1 day (if you make it today it will keep well till 2mrw)....It hardens when refrigerated so I don't prefer doing so but then in case of left overs.. you can refrigerate and while serving just heat it up(but sure this way it will turn hard).
    • While grinding take care not to make the chana dal to a paste consistency. It should be coarse with one or dals popping out.
    • Rolling thick or thin is purely your choice. Serve hot/warm with butter - tastes divine!
    • You can add a pinch of turmeric powder as in store bought ones but I don't prefer doing so.
    • You can also add milk while mixing the maida dough but again shelf life is less.
    Nutrition Facts
    Puran Poli | Paruppu Poli
    Amount Per Serving (50 g)
    Calories 237 Calories from Fat 36
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4g6%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Trans Fat 0.004g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 4mg1%
    Sodium 1mg0%
    Potassium 24mg1%
    Carbohydrates 45g15%
    Fiber 5g21%
    Sugar 21g23%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 0.4IU0%
    Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
    Calcium 42mg4%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Puran Poli Step by Step

    1. First for making the outer wrap : Take maida in a bowl, add oil and salt, Mix well then add water little by little.
      How to make rajma masala - Step1Pin
    2. Form a soft pilable dough just like chapathi dough. Allow it to rest for an hr . Meanwhile lets get on to make the pooranam(inner filling).
      How to make rajma masala - Step2Pin
    3. For the inner pooranam : Dry roast channa dal till a nutty aroma comes, dont let it brown. Then soak it in water for atleast 1 hour.
      How to make rajma masala - Step3Pin
    4. Then cook channa dal with water until soft but not mushy(It should still be in shape if you press it). Drain water from channa dal and keep aside.I was not confident in pressure cooking channa dal so cooked it in a open pan.
      How to make rajma masala - Step3Pin
    5. Dry roast coconut till the moisture leaves. Grind channa dal with jaggery to a coarse mixture- Use the pulse option in ur mixie and press it on and off, dont make it a paste.
      How to make rajma masala - Step3Pin
    6. Add roasted coconut,cardomom powder to the grinded channa dal jaggery mixture. Make small lemon sized balls and keep it ready. I made the filling little more keeping in mind to make my another favourite 🙂 Wait and watch!!
      How to make rajma masala - Step3Pin
    7. Now pinch equal sized balls(slightly bigger than the channa dal balls) flatten it a bit. Then keep the puranam ball in the center.
      How to make rajma masala - Step3Pin
    8. Seal it completely by pulling the sides to center just like how we make for stuffed parathas. Then flatten it slightly. Dust flour if needed.
      How to make rajma masala - Step3Pin
    9. Roll it to a thick or thin poli. Heat tawa carefully place the poli on the tawa, drizzle oil and cook the poli ion both sides until brown spots appear. Serve hot with a teaspoon of butter
      How to make rajma masala - Step3Pin

    I like both the thin ones and the thick ones. I totally love the polis served in IRCTC during the day journeys and would wait for it 🙂 This is called Holige or Obbattu in Kannada and is popular there.They are very soft when had hot / warm. Make sure you try them only when you have time in hand. As the rolling part needs patience and takes time to get perfect polis without the stuffing oozing out.
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    My Notes:

    • It keeps well in room temperature for a day. If refrigerated it can stay well for 1 day(if you make it today it will keep well till 2mrw)….It hardens when refrigerated so I dont prefer doing so but then in case of leftovers..you can refrigerate and while serving just heat it up(but sure this way it will turn hard).
    • While grinding take care not to make the channa dal to a paste consistency. It should be coarse with one or dals popping out.
    • Rolling thick or thin is purely your choice.Serve hot/warm with butter – tastes divine!
    • You can add a pinch of turmeric powder as in store bought ones but I dont prefer doing so.
    • You can also add milk while mixing the maida dough but again shelf life is less.

    Puran Poli RecipePin

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    Comments

    1. Kalyani's Platter

      October 03, 2011 at 2:57 am

      wow looks so tempting and yummy !! my fav. ones when my mom used to prepare ……..

      Reply
    2. Vardhini

      October 03, 2011 at 3:00 am

      I made it the exact same way for the guest post and I am the same like you .. doing the impossible for blogging LOL ..

      Vardhini
      Event: Halloween Fiesta

      Reply
    3. Radhika@foodfor7stages

      October 03, 2011 at 3:43 am

      Beautiful pictures and it looks absolutely yumm

      Reply
    4. Aruna Manikandan

      October 03, 2011 at 4:10 am

      looks perfect and delicious 🙂

      Reply
    5. Priti

      October 03, 2011 at 4:17 am

      Yum….looks so perfect and lovely pics

      Reply
    6. pinksrecipediary

      October 03, 2011 at 4:30 am

      Love ur pics shammi…..i am so bad at pics hav to improven so mch on tht……..even my preparation of puranpoli is the same method.

      Reply
    7. Rekha shoban

      October 03, 2011 at 4:47 am

      perfect poli…looks very soft!!

      Reply
    8. Prathibha

      October 03, 2011 at 5:08 am

      I like karnataka style holige more than the puran poli…but u made it perfect dear and nice clicks..

      Reply
    9. Premalatha Aravindhan

      October 03, 2011 at 5:49 am

      delicious poils,they came out perfect and all are even shaped…luks very nice…

      Reply
    10. Raji

      October 03, 2011 at 6:24 am

      The polis have come out perfect..they look really delicious. Pics are gorgeous. Thanks for dropping at my space.

      Reply
    11. Reva

      October 03, 2011 at 6:43 am

      Superb Sharmi, loved the step by step pictorial… Very traditional sweet… truly scrumptious..:)
      Reva

      Reply
    12. Tina

      October 03, 2011 at 6:46 am

      Looks perfect and mouthwatering..

      Reply
    13. Charishma

      October 03, 2011 at 8:23 am

      looks heavenly….amazing clicks
      charishma

      Reply
    14. Suhaina

      October 03, 2011 at 8:26 am

      this is my fav..would love to finish that whole plate of poly in no time..u have done it so perfectly..wonderful clicks.

      Reply
    15. Uma

      October 03, 2011 at 9:20 am

      So tempting… Picture looks so authentic with the deepam.

      Cheers,
      Uma

      Reply
    16. Chitra

      October 03, 2011 at 11:54 am

      I love thin ones. Urs is tempting me to have one 😉

      Reply
    17. Ramya

      October 03, 2011 at 11:55 am

      Irresistible!! I wish i cud grab one!!
      The second last clicks is tooooo good!

      Reply
    18. Priya

      October 03, 2011 at 12:20 pm

      Love polis anytime, well executed…

      Reply
    19. zareena

      October 03, 2011 at 12:50 pm

      Pics are mind blowing. This is one of my favorite evening snack. Really delicious.

      Reply
    20. Laavanya

      October 03, 2011 at 1:26 pm

      I love this.. looks so soft and perfect Sharmi!

      Reply
    21. aipi

      October 03, 2011 at 1:38 pm

      Perfectly made polis n the pics are stunning as ever!
      USMasala

      Reply
    22. RAKS KITCHEN

      October 03, 2011 at 2:43 pm

      Polis look perfect round in shape, I sometimes get sometimes not 😉 Never tried roasting the channa…hope it will give more aroma,will try that next time. Also never tried the polis in IRTC. Will try that too ;D

      Reply
    23. Reshmi Mahesh

      October 03, 2011 at 2:57 pm

      Looks very delicious and beautiful clicks…

      Reply
    24. Alpana

      October 03, 2011 at 4:40 pm

      Lovely recipe…..roasting the chana makes it very fragrant…..awesome clicks. Thanks for presenting the beautiful platter.

      Reply
    25. Spandana

      October 03, 2011 at 5:43 pm

      Lovely pics… Looks very delicious..

      Reply
    26. Krithi's Kitchen

      October 03, 2011 at 7:49 pm

      Your pics makes me drool!
      Perfectly done..
      Krithi's Kitchen
      Event: Serve It – Festival Potluck

      Reply
    27. Sobha Shyam

      October 03, 2011 at 8:01 pm

      thats a wonderful recipe dear, puran polis are my fav..lovely clicks as usual…

      Reply
    28. Neha

      October 04, 2011 at 12:46 am

      Very nice recipe….Nice clicks too….Check out my give away at http://muchmorethanahomemaker.blogspot.com/
      Cheers

      Reply
    29. Gayathri NG

      October 04, 2011 at 3:40 am

      Hi sharmi polis looks drooling…simply superb.. i usually make stuffing with toor dhal which is popular in krishanagiri side…luv ur version..

      Reply
    30. priya ravi

      October 04, 2011 at 6:07 am

      Poli's look so perfect and tasty.. I should try ur version by roasting channa dhaal before soaking.. Guess the other favourite could be suliyam 🙂

      Reply
    31. Valarmathi Sanjeev

      October 04, 2011 at 6:33 am

      Wow…..love this…looks perfect and absolutely yummy. Nice click.

      Reply
    32. Affordable Insurance

      October 04, 2011 at 6:46 am

      Looks so perfect and lovely pics!

      Reply
    33. jeyashrisuresh

      October 04, 2011 at 7:55 am

      Perfect polis. What a nice round shape u have got. Nicely explained too

      Reply
    34. Gayathri Kumar

      October 04, 2011 at 11:55 am

      My all time fav poli looks delicious..

      Reply
    35. Nalini's Kitchen

      October 04, 2011 at 1:32 pm

      Poli looks delicious and tempting.

      Reply
    36. Prathima Rao

      October 04, 2011 at 4:06 pm

      These are perfect puran polis sharmi!!! So soft & mouthwatering..perfect for the festivities..
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    37. Cham

      October 05, 2011 at 4:58 am

      The poli torn into piece is wonderful! Looks like Diwali is in full swing gal!

      Reply
    38. Nithya

      October 05, 2011 at 6:27 pm

      Delicious and divine post. We make the wrapper alone slightly different.

      Reply
    39. Joey Streight

      October 06, 2011 at 5:00 pm

      That looks- amazing. I've really never had Indian (if that is the improper way to refer to it, please forgive me!). Are the ingredients things that have a direct substitute or an "American" name or are they things I'll have to seek out specifically from places that might carry "ethnic" foods?

      Reply
    40. Sharmilee! :)

      October 06, 2011 at 5:03 pm

      @Joey : This is a indian traditional sweet and dont have substitutes….May be the filling can be twisted but still I would recommend to go with the same ingredients as a first timer 🙂

      Reply
    41. sangee vijay

      October 08, 2011 at 8:36 am

      Perfect poli…we too make it in similar way…lovely recipe…pictures are too good n well presented…

      Reply
    42. Mini Madhusudan

      July 31, 2012 at 11:13 pm

      Thanks for sharing so many awesome dishes for adi perukku..It looks amazing..will surely try them.hope it comes out well 🙂

      Reply
    43. Akshaya Venkatesan

      November 09, 2012 at 4:54 am

      hi sharmi,hw many can be made with your specified quantity??

      Reply
    44. Sharmilee! :)

      November 09, 2012 at 8:05 am

      @Akshaya : Makes around 10 polis

      Reply
    45. sumi

      November 14, 2012 at 5:35 am

      Recipe looks awesome….Can i replace jaggery with sugar

      Reply
    46. Sharmilee! :)

      November 14, 2012 at 12:04 pm

      @Sumi : Yes you can add but it tastes best with jaggery….

      Reply
    47. Janani

      November 25, 2012 at 2:01 am

      I am a big fan of this but never had the courage to try it but looking at your pics makes me want to try it bookmarked it.

      Reply
    48. Subhadra Ramji

      August 16, 2013 at 6:15 pm

      Hi Sharmi,
      Huge fan of your blog…beautiful presentation and wonderful recipes..I was never able to make good bolis before but thanks to your prefect ste-by-step instructions and exact ingredient ratios they came out beautifully yesterday..please keep up the excellant work on your blog and kudos to your efforts…all the best to you..thanks a lot again!

      Reply
    49. leela

      February 14, 2014 at 1:44 am

      Hi sharmi getting addicted to ur recipes 🙂 Thank u so much 🙂 poli was awesome tried for first time…

      Reply
    50. KG

      March 21, 2014 at 5:39 am

      hi sharmi, looks yummy…pls let me know whether for this puran poli can i add little amount of wheat flour.? thank you.

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        March 21, 2014 at 12:18 pm

        It may turn out a little harder, may be give a try n see

        Reply
    51. Joylyn

      March 30, 2014 at 10:44 am

      Hi Sharmi,
      I am a huge fan of your blog. Whatever dish I wish to cook I make it a point to search for the recipe on your blog. 🙂 I just made these puran polis. The filling is tasty but the polis turned out very tough to chew 🙁 What could the reason be?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        April 01, 2014 at 11:03 am

        The dough should not be very tight…..also while toasting dont flip it often which may be end up in hard polis

        Reply
    52. chithra

      March 31, 2014 at 7:38 am

      Tried poli today morning. Came out very well. Thanks

      Reply
    53. suji

      August 09, 2015 at 1:48 am

      Hi sharmi, i tried puran poli but the wrap came out crispy,please advise for soft wrap. Thank you

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        August 09, 2015 at 12:52 pm

        The maida dough should be very soft and elastic and also while rolling roll it as thin as possible

        Reply
    54. Bibina philip

      October 28, 2015 at 9:57 am

      Can I use moong dal instead of chana dal?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        October 28, 2015 at 1:33 pm

        Yes you can use moongdal too

        Reply

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