How to Make Soft & Authentic Puran Poli at Home? | Traditional Maharashtrian Sweet Recipe for Festivals

How to Make Soft & Authentic Puran Poli at Home?

MAHARASHTRIAN DELICACY

Puran Poli  

Learn how to make soft and authentic Puran Poli at home with chana dal stuffing. A must-try festive sweet from Maharashtra, perfect for Holi & Gudi Padwa!

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Serves: 3 servings

Ingredients:

1. 3/4 cup Tuvar Dal (arahar dal)
2. 3/4 cup Sugar or Jaggery (gud)
3. 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (elaichi)
4. 1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg Powder (jaifal), optional
5. 2 tablespoons + for smearing Ghee (clarified butter)
6. 1 cup Wheat Flour + for rolling
7. 1½ tablespoons Oil

Directions for Making Puran (stuffing):

step-1

Wash tuvar dal in water for 2-3 times and soak it in water for 30 minutes. 

Drain excess water and pressure-cook it with 1½ cups water in a pressure cooker (3-5 liter capacity) for 3 whistles over medium flame. 

Let pressure inside cooker comes down naturally; open the lid and drain any excess water.

step-2

Gently mash the dal with backside of a spoon or masher. 

Heat a medium size heavy based pan or non-stick pan over medium flame. 

Add cooked dal, sugar or jaggery and ghee in it and mix well.

step-3

Stir continuously and cook until mixture turns thick or for approx. 15-20 minutes.

step-4

You can check the thickness of puran is appropriate or not by placing spatula vertically straight in the center. 

If it does not fall, then the mixture is thick enough otherwise stir and cook for 3-4 minutes more and check again. 

Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and mix well. Turn off the flame and let mixture cool at room temperature. 

Divide mixture into 6 equal portions.

Directions for Making Puran Poli:

step-1

Take wheat flour in a medium size bowl and add oil. 

Now, add water as required and knead smooth dough (like paratha dough). 

Cover the dough and let it set at room temperature for 15 minutes. 

After 15 minutes, knead it again and divide it into 6 equal portions.

step-2

Take one portion, give it a shape of ball and press a little. 

Coat it with dry flour and roll it out into a 4-5 inch diameter circle (like puri) using a rolling pin. 

Place one puran (stuffing) portion in the center of rolled puri.

step-3

Wrap stuffing with all sides of puri and seal top where all sides merge. 

Pinch off excess dough and give it a round shape of ball.

step-4

Press stuffed ball a bit and make thick pattie, coat it with dry flour.

step-5

Roll it out using rolling pin into approx. 6-7 inch diameter circle. 

Heat a tawa over medium flame. When the tava is medium hot, place raw puran poli over it.

step-6

Cook it until golden brown spots appear on the bottom side.    

Flip and cook another side until brown spots appear there as well. 

If required, repeat flip and cook process one more time to cook it evenly.

Serve :

Transfer it to a plate and spread as much ghee as you like on both sides. 

Repeat the same process for remaining dough and stuffing.