Puran Poli(Flat bread stuffed with sweetened lentils)

Ingredients:

Stuffing:

• Chana dhal - 1 cup(soak in water for 2 hrs)
• Jaggery - 1 cup (adjust for sweetness)
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

For the dough:

• Maida - 3/4th cup
• Wheat flour - 1/4 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp(optional)
• Salt - a pinch
• Ghee - as required
• or
• Oil

Method:

1. Cook chana dhal in a pressure cooker for 3 whistle by adding 2 cups of water and drain the water completely.
2. Once the dhal is cool down, add jaggery and grind it to a smooth paste.
3. Transfer it to a microwave safe bowl, add cardamom powder and cook it for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring it in between.
4. Set aside the mixture to cool down.
5. Mix flours, salt, turmeric powder water. Make very soft dough. Knead very well. Use oil to knead. Keep it aside for minimum 1 hr.
6. Divide the dough into 10 equal parts.
7. Also, make a ball of dhal mixture and divide into equal parts. Chana dhal balls should be little bigger than the flour balls.
8. With greased palms, take one portion of dough and flatten it into a disc of the size of the palm. Place a ball of "chana jaggery" mixture in the centre and fold the disc from all sides to cover the paste completely.
9. On a plastic wrap, place the ball and press it to make a circular disc of 6 inches diameter. Be very careful while pressing otherwise the mixture may come out.
10. Place the poli on a heated tawa and apply little ghee on both the sides and cook until golden brown on both the sides.
11. Can store in a airtight container for a week.

Note:

You can replace jaggery with sugar but for an authentic taste, use Jaggery.