Puran Poli (Vedmi)

Puran Poli also known as Vedmi in Gujarat. This sweet Indian flat bread stuffed made with lentil and jaggery stuffing. Puran Poli usually served with dollop of ghee. Puran poli is a very popular in Maharashtra and Gujarat during Holi festival, both states have a different version.

A perfect preparation of Puran Poli is considered a highly-skilled task…an art actually! In Maharashtra, Puran poli made from chana dal (bengal gram) and in Gujarat, made from tuvar dal (pigeon peas lentil). It’s unique flavor and characteristic aroma can be attributed to the special Indian spices like nutmeg, ginger, saffron which are used to make this.

I have so many memories related to Puran Poli. Actually, I learned making Puran Poli from my granny (Nani). In my mom’s house, we are making Puran Poli on every other occasions like birthday, anniversary, exam result and in festival too like Holi. In short, Puran Poli means granny’s style celebration.

Even we had a funny incident with my hubby. Before our marriage, he used to come to see me at my place on different occasions. Actually I must say he was always looking for opportunities to see me. One time he came to our place to celebrate his birthday.

Now no need to ask, what my granny made for him. Off course, Puran Poli again but it’s first time for him at our place. As usual first off, we severed only 2 Puran Poli with dollop of ghee, and after that he was almost full and didn’t want any more. Unfortunately, my family was not ready to listen and denied his plea. And after that what, my mom, granny served him Puran Poli one by one with full of ghee almost more than 4. Sorry forgot to mention me too… 🙂 OMG…he finished all these even he didn’t want to, just because of family respect and love. But after that he literally slept there within 5 min. I was just shocked, everyone was laughing and it was unbelievable. Nevertheless, it was memorable time.

Ingredients:

For Cover/Dough

• 1 ½ cup Whole Wheat Flour
• Salt
• 1 tsp Oil

For Puran/Stuffing

• 1 cup Tuvar Dal/Split Pigeon Peas
• 1 cup Grated Jaggery
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 1-2 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
• ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder

Other Ingredients

• Flour for Dusting/Rolling
• Ghee for Applying

Method:

For Cover/Dough

1. In a mixing bowl, add flour, 2-3 pinch of salt and make a smooth, soft dough like chapati dough.
2. Apply oil on the dough, knead it for few seconds, cover it and keep aside.

For Puran/Stuffing

1. Wash dal, pressure cook it into a pressure cooker with required water for 5-6 whistle or 10-12 minutes.
2. Let the pressure cooker cool down and remove the cooked dal from pressure cooker. If cooked dal has more liquid, then drain it and remove the excess water.
3. Now press and mix the dal with spatula and make a smooth paste.
4. Take 1 tbsp ghee in a deep and wide pan. Add the dal mixture, jaggery, and cook it and stir it continuously on medium flame till the mixture becomes thick, it will take about 20-25 minutes.
5. Add dry ginger powder, cardamom powder, mix it well and cook it for few minutes.
6. Now we have to check stuffing is cooked properly or not. There is a trick for that. If your spatula stands in the center of the cooked mixture and not falling down that means your mixture is cooked properly.

Process

1. Take the dough, divide it into 10-12 similar sized balls, cover it with cloth and keep aside.
2. Take a one ball, dust it with flour, roll it and make thick round disk size circle.
3. Place the full big spoon of prepared puran/stuffing on the center of the circle.
4. Hold the all edges and cover the mixture properly, remove the excess dough and make stuffed ball.
5. Flat it using hand palm, sprinkle some dry flour over it, roll it again and make circle like paratha or roti.
6. Heat the griddle, turn flame on medium, place the rolled circle on it and cook both sides till it gets golden brown spots.

7. Apply ghee on it.
8. Use above process for remaining balls and make more Puran Poli.
9. Puran Poli is ready to serve, now enjoy this traditional sweet dish with any Indian curry.

Tips:

• You can use sugar instead of jaggery.
• You can use chana dal instead of tuvar dal.
• You can add nutmeg powder and some saffron thread into puran/stuffing to make Puran Poli more delicious and reach in taste.
• If you don’t like the taste of ginger powder then just skip it, it’s not primary.

Puran Poli (Vedmi)

 

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Gujarati Puran Poli also known as Vedmi in Gujarat. This sweet Puran Poli flat bread stuffed made with lentil and jaggery stuffing. Puran Poli usually served with dollop of ghee. Puran poli is a very popular in Maharashtra and Gujarat during Holi festival, both states have a different version.

Author: Binjal Pandya

Recipe type: Flat Bread

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

For Cover/Dough

• 1 ½ cup Whole Wheat Flour
• Salt
• 1 tsp Oil

For Puran/Stuffing

• 1 cup Tuvar Dal/Split Pigeon Peas
• 1 cup Grated Jaggery
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 1-2 tsp Dry Ginger Powder
• ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder

Other Ingredients

• Flour for Dusting/Rolling
• Ghee for Applying

Instructions

For Cover/Dough

1. In a mixing bowl, add flour, 2-3 pinch of salt and make a smooth, soft dough like chapati dough.
2. Apply oil on the dough, knead it for few seconds, cover it and keep aside.

For Puran/Stuffing

1. Wash dal, pressor cook it into a pressor cooker with required water for 5-6 whistle or 10-12 minutes.
2. Let the pressor cooker cool down and remove the cooked dal from pressor cooker. If cooked dal has more liquid, then drain it and remove the excess water.
3. Now press and mix the dal with spatula and make a smooth paste.
4. Take 1 tbsp ghee in a deep and wide pan. Add the dal mixture, jaggery, and cook it and stir it continuously on medium flame till the mixture becomes thick, it will take about 20-25 minutes.
5. Add dry ginger powder, cardamom powder, mix it well and cook it for few minutes.
6. Now we have to check stuffing is cooked properly or not. There is a trick for that. If your spatula stands in the center of the cooked mixture and not falling down that means your mixture is cooked properly.

Process

1. Take the dough, divide it into 10-12 similar sized balls, cover it with cloth and keep aside.
2. Take a one ball, dust it with flour, roll it and make thick round disk size circle.
3. Place the full big spoon of prepared puran/stuffing on the center of the circle.
4. Hold the all edges and cover the mixture properly, remove the excess dough and make stuffed ball.
5. Flat it using hand palm, sprinkle some dry flour over it, roll it again and make circle like paratha or roti.
6. Heat the griddle, turn flame on medium, place the rolled circle on it and cook both sides till it gets golden brown spots.
7. Apply ghee on it.
8. Use above process for remaining balls and make more Puran Poli.
9. Puran Poli is ready to serve, now enjoy this traditional sweet dish with any Indian curry.

Notes

• You can use sugar instead of jaggery.
• You can use chana dal instead of tuvar dal.
• You can add nutmeg powder and some saffron thread into puran/stuffing to make Puran Poli more delicious and reach in taste.
• If you don’t like the taste of ginger powder then just skip it, it’s not primary.

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