Holi

On the onset of Holi..I thought of making puran polis..just an excuse to eat good stuff..eh ? :))
It wasnt so difficult as I had thought it to be!
Cooked up a quick recipe and lo behold it was done...You can check out some of the snaps..out there.
For those who are interested in how I did it,
Take equal measures of Chana dal/ Bengal Gram, Gud/Jaggery and Maida/all purpose flour.
Knead the Maida with water and oil and a pinch of salt and set it aside for around an hour so that it becomes softer. Cover it with a wet cloth.
Meanwhile cook the dal in cooker and approx 3-whistles just so that you know its cooked.
Remove the excess water from it, you can use a strainer.
Then mix the jaggery(grated) with it and also can add Elaichi/Cardamom(powdered) to enhance the flavor. Mix them over heat so that you have the right consistency as much as required to fill in the dough.
Now make small round dough pieces like you would make for chapathi, roll it over a little and stuff the chana mix into it and again roll it over.
I didnt have any problems with it breaking but just watch out..in case the filling does come out while rolling the flour, put another small piece of the kneaded dough to cover it up ;)

Then fry the 'polis'just like you would fry chapathis!

And voila your lovely puran polis are ready to be savoured...