Monday, September 14, 2009

Poli

Ingrediants
Preparation of Poornam
Boil gram-dal until half-cooked and drain the water.
Add jaggery, grated coconut, cardomom and grind.
Make it thick by heating in low heat for a little while.
Make this into round balls.

Add a pinch of salt to maida and knead it by adding a few tsp of sesame oil and pat it on a plastic sheet into round flat shape.place a ball of poornam on it, mix well and pat it again.Heat a griddle, put the poli and add a spoon of ghee around it.

Turn over until both sides are cooked well.

Coconut Poli

Ingredients

* Maida : 1 ½ cups
* Grated coconut : 2 cups
* Jaggery : 1 ½ cups
* Semolina (roasted) : 1 tsp
* Cardamom powder : 2 tsp
* Cashew : 10
* Ghee : 2 tbsp
* Oil : ¼ cup
* Turmeric Powder : ¼ tsp

Method

Take maida, turmeric powder, 1 tbsp oil and mix with water till it forms a dough.
Set aside. Add 1/4 cup of water to jaggery and heat it on a stove.
When the jaggery melts, strain it. Grind grated coconut and cashew.
Add jaggery water to the ground paste along with cardamom powder and stir fry in a pan till the mixture is dry.
Add roasted semolina and remove from the stove.
When cool, make small balls.
Take a small ball of maida dough, make it into a cup.
Place the coconut ball into the cup and close it.
Take a small plantain leaf and smear some oil.
Place the ball on the leaf and spread it into a circle using the tip of the fingers.
Place a pan on the fire. When it is heated, put the flattened poli.
Keep the stove on medium flame.
In a few seconds the leaf can be removed.
Flip the poli add oil and ghee mixture around the sides.
Remove when cooked.

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.