India Puran Poli (Sweet Lentil Flatbread)
Puran poli is a popular, sweet flatbread offered as prasad—blessed food given by devotees—to honor the Hindu elephant god, Lord Ganesha. It is especially popular in Maharashtra and Gujarat states. Puran, a sweet lentil filling, is encased in poli, a flatbread made from whole wheat and all-purpose flours.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
2 hours
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
Puran:- 2 cups (400 g) chana dal (yellow lentils)
- 2 cups (480 ml) water, plus water for rinsing and soaking
- 1½ cups (150 g) jaggery
- ¼ tsp (2.5 ml) nutmeg
- ¼ tsp (2.5 ml) cardamom
- 2 cups (240 g) whole wheat flour
- 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) oil
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) salt
- ½–1 cup (120 ml–240 ml) water
- 4 Tbsp (60 ml) melted ghee
Directions
- Rinse chana dal in a few changes of water until water runs clear. Then cover with water and soak for 2 hours.
- After soaking, boil chana dal in 2 cups (480 ml) of water until soft. Then mash in the pan.
- Add jaggery and cook until paste comes away from the sides of the pan.
- Add nutmeg and cardamom. Stir well.
- Shape into 8 balls and cover until needed.
- Mix flours, oil, and salt well.
- Add water, starting with ¼ cup (60 ml), to make a soft dough. Knead for 5 minutes. Then cover and let rest.
- Divide dough into 8 balls. Roll poli balls into circles (about 4–5 in/10–12 cm) on a floured surface.
- Place a puran ball in the middle of each poli disk. Wrap poli disk around puran to create a layered ball.
- Roll out flat.
- Heat a teaspoon of ghee in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Fry until puran poli blisters. Flip and cook to a light brown.
- Serve drizzled with melted ghee.
Making the Puran:
Making the Poli:
Cooking and Assembly:
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