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Dates Puran Poli | Kharjoorda Holige

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 5 to 6
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

For stuffing

  • Dates- 1 cup
  • Jaggery powder- 2 tsp
  • Desiccated coconut- 1/4 cup
  • Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp

For dough

  • Chiroti rava- 1/2 cup
  • Maida- 1/8 cup
  • Salt- 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder- A pinch
  • Oil- 1/4 cup
  • Water- 1/3 cup

Instructions

Preparation

  • Take chiroti rava, maida, salt and turmeric powder in a bowl. Give a quick stir to combine everything well.
  • Then adding water in parts make a soft pliable dough. At last add some oil and knead it well with your hand. Sprinkle 2 tsp of water and cover it with a damp cloth or lid and let it rest for about half an hour. After the resting time, knead once again with some more oil till you get really soft and loose dough.

Method

  • To make stuffing for this poli, soak de-seeded dates in warm water for about 15 minutes. Drain the water and grind them in to fine paste.
  • Heat a pan with jaggery and a tea spoon of water. Let the jaggery dissolve completely, then include ground paste. Saute for few minutes. Next add desiccated coconut, cardamom powder and saute till it thickens. Switch off and let it cool down.
  • Divide the dates stuffing and dough in to 5-6 lemon sized balls. Keep them ready to proceed with dates puran poli.
  • Next take a dough ball in your palm, widen a bit with your fingers and then keep a dates puran ball prepared in above step. Carefully cover the stuffing with dough and seal on top. Next smear enough oil over a polythene sheet and roll the dates stuffed dough in to medium thin disc of 4 to 5". Meanwhile heat a non-stick skillet.
  • Carefully slide the rolled poli on your palm and transfer it over heated skillet. In medium flame let it cook. When bubbles start appearing, flip and cook till few brown spots show up. Remove it from skillet and continue the process with rest of the dough and puran. Divine tasting dates puran poli is ready to serve topping a dollop of ghee.

Notes

  • You can make dough using only maida itself. I tried adding chiroti rava this time to make it bit more healthier.
  • Remember while making dough, add water in parts. Let the dough be little more loose than chapati dough.
  • Saute the pureed dates till you get thick puran which can easily hold the shape of ball. Desiccated coconut helps in thickening the dates stuffing.
  • You can even skip adding jaggery as the sweetness from dates is suffice.