Puran Poli (Sweet lentil wheat tortillas)
It is my husband's birthday today. I cooked a traditional meal today. Puran poli, potato veggie, cucumber raita, green coconut chutney, fried papad-kurdai, rice and dal, katachi amti. A lot of work was done on Sunday. Puran poli making is very time consuming. Everyone enjoyed the lunch.
Puran:
Ingredients:
1 cups chana dal
1/2 cup jaggery
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp saffron
1/2 tsp nutmeg powder
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
Method:
1. In a bowl, wash the chana dal couple times and add to Instant pot.
2. Add 2.5 cups water and turmeric powder. Close the IP lid and Pressure Cook High for 11 minutes. Let it natural release.
3. When the lid opens after NRP, filter the puran with a strainer. Use the water with some puran to make katachi amti later.
4. In the Instant pot, add the filtered puran, jaggery, sugar, saffron, nutmeg, cardamom powder.
5. I use a pav bhaji masher to mash and make it smooth. Also, can use a food processor or puran yantra to make it smoother.
6. On saute mode, keep mixing and mashing the puran till all ingredients mix and turns into fine and smooth puran of proper consistency. If has some extra water that is taken care of on saute mode.
Dough:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup enriched flour or maida
4 tsp oil
1/2 cup warm water
Method:
1. In a bowl, mix the wheat flour, enriched flour and add warm water to make soft dough. Add oil. When it becomes soft and does not touch your hands and feels like play dough, you should be good. I apply some oil say 2 tsp to it.
2. Let stand for 2 hours. If you do not have time, can make immediately.
Method to make Puran Poli:
1. Make small balls of dough and puran of ratio 0.75:2 of dough and puran respectively.
2. Roll dough using a laddle on counter top.
3. Stuff the puran bowl inside. And roll into a thin tortilla.
4. Meanwhile, have a pan heat to medium-high.
5. Bake on pan on both sides. The poli fluffs when made properly.
6. Serve hot with homemade ghee.
Enjoyed birthday lunch with family!!
