Holige/ Puranpoli is a traditional Indian sweet flatbread more specific to Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra made during festivals. It is made using flour, lentils, jaggery and cardamoms.
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Ingredients
For outer cover)
Ugadi/ Gudi Padwa special Holige/ Puranpoli is a traditional Indian sweet flatbread more specific to states of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. This is made during festivals Holi & Ugadi/ Gudi Padwa. It is made using flour, lentils, jaggery, little sugar, cardamom & nutmeg powder.
Ingredients:
For outer cover)
· Maida or all-purpose flour – ½ kg (keep ¾ cup aside for rolling)
· Chirooti Rava (fine rava) – ½ cup or you can replace Rava with 120 gms of wheat flour
· Pinch of salt
· Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
· Water
· Oil – 7-8 tbsp
For hoorana (stuffing)
· Chana dal – ½ kg
· Jaggery – ½ kg
· Sugar – 2-3 tbsp
· Grated coconut – ½ cup
· Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
· Nutmeg powder – ½ tsp
. Salt - 2 pinches
Method:
· To begin with let us prepare dough for the outer cover. First soak rava in water for 15-20 mins. Sieve and take the flour in the same bowl. Add in turmeric powder and salt.
· Now add in water little by little and prepare a soft dough (much softer than chapathi dough).
· Now pour in oil. Spread the oil all over the dough and rest it for 30 minutes.
· Meantime let us prepare hoorana or stuffing. Firstly, wash the chana dal nicely and take in a thick bottomed utensil.
· Add water, the level should be more than 5 – 6 inches of the chana dal.
· Once the chana dal is cooked till it is soft. Drain off the water. (When the chana dal is pressed with finger it should be mashed).
· Now add jaggery, sugar and grated coconut, give a good mix.
· Continue stirring until the excess water content is dried.
· Once all the water dries off add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. Give a good mix and turn off the flame.
· When the mixture is slightly warm use a puran poli masher to mash the dal.
· Wait until stuffing is cooled and make small lemon sized balls. The stuffing balls should be soft but stiff. Keep and set it aside.
· Now take a lemon sized balls from the dough for the outer cover drop it on a plastic sheet or banana leaf or your palm.
· Flatten the ball into a small round shaped disc by using your fingers and place a stuffing ball over it.
· Slowly push the stuffing inside and cover it evenly with the dough.
· Roll the ball in the flour and roll it into a very thin holige.
· Heat tava and transfer the rolled holige on to the tava carefully.
· Wait until you see bubbles here and there.
· And then flip it and cook on the other side as well. When you see slightly brown patches here and there it is done.
· Enjoy holige or pooran poli with fresh home-made ghee.
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