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.
Servings10 poli
Ingredients
- 1 cup chana dal
- 1 cup jaggery
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoon coconut
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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