Puran Poli

Recipe Instructions This sweet is commonly eaten on the day of spring festival in Maharashtra (Western India). Preparation time: 35 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes 1. Soak chana dal for 4 hours. Drain fully and cook in a pressure cooker until soft.

Add jaggery and cook further in a pan until blended and mash into a soft paste.

Add cardamom powder and mix well. Form 20 balls of equal size and reserve.

Mix refined flour (maida), oil, water and turmeric powder. Make a very soft, sticky dough.

Divide into 20 equal portions.

With greased palms, take one portion of dough and flatten it into a disc of the size of the palm.

Place a ball of chana-jaggery paste in the center and fold the disc from all sides to cover the paste completely.

On a well-floured board, preferably over a sheet of clean transparent plastic, gently roll out each poli to a 12 to 14 cms disc.

Roast each poli on a hot, dry griddle with no oil or ghee. Roast both sides until well done and aromatic.

. Serve warm with clarified butter or a bowl of milk.