Puran Poli Recipe

Puran poli so called in Marathi, also known as Holige in Kannada and Bobbatlu in Telugu is a festival sweet cooked with gram dal, jaggery and flour. This delicacy is cooked during festivals such as Holi or during special occasions. Cooking Puran poli on Holi is a must cook for Maharashtrians. They devour on this festival delicacy in a matter of minutes. Cooking and preparing puran poli is considered to be a difficult task but that is not the case. It is really easy to cook! Just follow this simple steps below and enjoy a tasty puran poli.

Ingredients for Puran Poli

Gram dal(chana dal) - 500 gm, soaked for an hour
Jaggery - 200 gms, grated
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Whole wheat flour - 100 gm
Maida - 50 gm
Ghee - 5 tbsp
Salt, a pinch

Method for Puran Poli

Cook the soaked gram dal. Set aside and allow it to cool.

Mix the dal with grated jaggery and cardamom powder. Grind to a coarse paste.

Mix whole wheat flour with refined flour and salt. With little water make dough. Divide the dough into equal portions and  shape in size of small balls.

Roll each ball in shape of a puri, fill in the dal-jaggery mixture in the middle. Turm the puri right into a ball and roll out into a big disc.

Cook on a griddle or tawa with ghee drizzled on sides. Repeat the procedure with rest of the dough balls.

Serve hot with ghee and warm milk.

Cooking Tip

Maida or refined flour is used entirely for making this dough in some households. I prefer whole wheat flour with little maida for health purposes. It is entirely a decision of the maker.