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Puran poli is typically made with two main components, puran and poli. The puran is a sweet stuffing made with boiled and mashed chana dal mixed with jaggery, while poli refers to the flatbread made with a dough of atta and maida. These components are prepared individually first and then combined and rolled to make the poli, cooked to perfection with ghee to make it soft. Go through my easy recipe to learn the steps to make puran poli at home.

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Puran poli is a traditional Indian sweet flatbread, popular across many regions, especially during festivals and special occasions.
Serve it hot with ghee, aamti curry, shikhand or milk, aamras, papad, pakora, or any dry sabji.

Puran poli offers a rich and mildly sweet taste, aromatic with cardamom, and soft, satisfying texture.
Other similar recipes are Mysore holige, paruppu poli, dal poli, and lapsi poli.

The Ingredients:

For making the dough:

1 cup wheat flour (atta)
1 cup refined wheat flour (maida)
¼ tsp turmeric powder (for color, optional)
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp cooking oil
Water – as required

For making the puran (stuffing):

1 cup chana dal
3 cups water
1 tsp cooking oil (to boil the chana dal)
¾ cup jaggery (grated)
1 tbsp cooking oil (to fry the dal mixture, optional)

½ tsp cardamom powder
½ tsp nutmeg powder (optional)

For frying the puran poli:

Ghee (clarified butter) – as required

My aunt is known for cooking and promoting old and traditional recipes. I learned this particular recipe from her a couple of years back during a visit for dinner. I asked for the recipe and she explained every step of it along with some pro tips to achieve the right consistency of the puran very patiently. I recorded everything very carefully on my phone.

On the following Sunday, I made it at home. I was surprised at how every piece of it turned out to be soft and perfectly cooked. My husband and two sons enjoyed every bit of it and asked for more, praising my effort all throughout. This made me happy and I thanked my aunt for being kind enough to share the recipe with me.

How to Make Puran Poli? (Step by Step Guide with Images)

Step 1: Take a cup of chana dal in a pressure cooker and pour 3 cups of water and 1 tsp of cooking oil and boil.

Step 2: Check the doneness of the chana dal. Strain the dal.

Step 3: Add ¾ cup of grated jaggery and mix nicely with a ladle.

Step 4: Now, press the mixture with the ladle so that the mixture comes out of the sieve on the other side. Scrape it with the ladle to collect it on a plate.

Step 5: Fry the dal mixture for about 4 to 5 minutes. Check the softness and dryness.

Step 6: Transfer the mixture to a plate first and then add ½ tsp of cardamom powder and ½ tsp of nutmeg powder. Mix and keep aside to cool down.

Step 7: Take 1 cup each of wheat flour (atta) and refined wheat flour (maida), ¼ tsp of turmeric powder (for color, optional), and ½ tsp of salt on a thali. Mix them well and then add 2 tbsp of cooking oil to it. Mix again.

Step 8: Now, add water gradually as required to make a soft dough. Grease some cooking oil on the surface, cover the dough with cloth and let it rest for about 10 minutes.