Monday, September 14, 2009

Sweet Poli

Ingredients:

Bengal Gram Dhal - 1 cup
Powdered Jaggery - 1 cup
Maida - 1 cup
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Ghee - 5 tbs
Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
Cardamon – 2
A pinch of salt

Method:

Soak Bengal gram dhal in water for about two to three hours.
Cook the Dhal in water till soft, but not mushy. Drain the excess water.
Grind the dhal along with jaggery, coconut and cardamom to a fine paste.
Heat up a heavy bottomed pan and add this mixture to it and stir over a medium flame till the mixture is solid. Let it cool.
Mix maida, salt and turmeric powder and make a soft dough using water little by little.
Take a plastic sheet or foil, flatten out small ball sized quantity of the maida dough.
Place a smaller sized ball of the sweet filling and cover it completely using the flattened maida dough.
Cover with another plastic sheet.
Roll it round using a rolling pin.
Heat up a tawa and when it is hot place the poli and pour a teaspoon of ghee all around and cook.

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