Puran Poli

Ingredients :

• Bengal gram - 1/2 Cup
• Sugar /Jaggery - 1/2 Cup
• Cardamom - 2
• Nutmeg Powder - 1 Pinch
• Wheat flour -1 cup
• Oil
• Salt - 1 pinch
• Ghee

Procedure :

1. Wash the bengal gram, add equal amount of water and cook in a pressure cooker until tender.(Generally it requires 4 whistles.)
2. Drain water and add sugar.
3. Romove cover of cardamom, crush the seeds and add it to the solution.
4. Add nutmeg powder.
5. Grind this in a mixer to prepare smooth paste.
6. Heat this in a pan to remove excess amount of water.
7. Keep aside for cooling.
8. This solution is called as Puran.
9. Take wheat flour, add salt, 1 tbsp oil and prepare loose dough as shown.
10. Keep this aside for 15-20 min.
11. Now prepare small rounds of Puran.
12. Apply oil to the palm and prepare small rounds of dough.
13. Spread flour on the rolling surface.
14. Roll the dough in small round shape using rolling pin.
15. Put the Puran round over the dough as shown.
16. Warp the puran round with the dough as shown.
17. Remove the excess dough.
18. Now roll this like Chapati.
19. Heat flat pan and roast this.
20. Using Spatula turn the side and roast it well.
21. After removing from the gas apply ghee to
    the Puran Poli.
22. Serve this with milk or ghee.

Note :

• This proportion is given for granular sugar (generally used in India).
• If you are using powdered sugar (generally used in USA) take little bit more than given proportion. Sugar in USA is less sweet compared to India.