Tamil asked for something special on the event of the 100th recipe. I know he likes puran poli so why not?!
To make the Puran:
- Boil 1/2cup of chana dhal for about 30 mins in little water
- Drain the water and air dry the boiled dhal
- Shred 1/2cup of jaggery
- Powder 2tbsp of sugar along with 3 cardamoms
- Grind the dhal to a fine powder
- In a pan mix all the above and heat for few mins until jaggery melts
- You may add 1 tsp of water or so.
- The mix must be wet enough to make balls as shown in pic.1
- Make small balls out and set aside
To make the Outer Poli (the wrapper):
- Mix 1/4 cup of Maida, 1/2tsp of rice flour, 1/2tsp of sooji (rava) , very little salt in a bowl
- Add 1tsp of oil and 2tbsp of water and make a doft dough
- Adjust water and flour to make the dough pliable
- Make balls that are half the size of the puran balls as shown in pic:1
To make the Obattu:
- Flatten the maida ball with your fingers (oil your palm and fingers) to a small circular disc as shown in pic:2
- The center should be thinner than the edges
- Place the puran ball at the center of this disc as in pic:3
- Pull out the edges and wrap the puran as in pic:4
- Pinch of the excess wrapper and make this into a ball as in pic:5
- Now flatten the ball with your fingers slowly working the stuffing to spread evenly as in pic:6
- Heat the pan and slightly roast them on both sides as you would do a pancake or a dosa
- Repeat the steps for all the balls. You can cook 3 or 4 polis at a time
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