Chana Dal Puran Poli (Maharashtra & Ganesh Chaturthi Special)

Ingredients

• For Puran ~
• 1/2 katori chana dal (soak for 2 hours)
• Pinch 🤏 of salt 🧂
• 1/4 tsp haldi powder
• Little water to boil chana dal
• 1 katori jaggery
• 1/4 tsp each cardamom powder & nutmeg powder
• 1 tbsp sliced almonds + pistachios & pinch 🤏 of saffron
• 2 cup For Dough ~ Wheat flour (1 cup maida & 1 cup flour)
• 1/4 tsp saffron powder for color
• 1 tbsp ghee
• Pinch salt 🧂
• Milk 🥛 as required to knead the dough

Steps

1. When pressure cooking dal add pinch of salt & 1/4 tsp haldi powder; do not add too much water else you will have to dry it out later or you can strain & use in your aamti.
2. You need to cook until 3 to 4 whistles & let the pressure release Mash the dal really well to make it smooth or when u cook u can mash with back of your spoon 🥄
3. Heat ghee in a pan add mashed Chana dal cook for 2-3 minutes add chopped jaggery. Cook on medium to low flame 🔥 till 4-5 minutes
4. Add cardamom powder & jaiphal (nutmeg) powder mix it well
5. Add sliced almonds + pistachios & pinch 🤏 of saffron & cook for till 2-3 minutes till mixture leaves the pan
6. Remove in a bowl & let it cool completely. Puran is ready for stuffing
7. Mix the ingredients mentioned for dough with milk / water make soft dough. Stuff each portion of dough with the stuffing (you can see in pic) and roll out like paratha 🫓
8. Cook the puranpoli on hot griddle by applying ghee on both the sides on medium flame 🔥 till golden color (see pic) Serve warm with ghee.