Puran poli is a classical Marathi dish. It is a dessert served during important festivals such as Holi, Padwa in Maharashtra. The stuffing is known as pooran and the outer cover is known as poli. Ingredients: Chana dal – 1 cup Jaggery (Gur) – 1 cup Green cardamom powder (chhoti elaichi) – 1/2 tsp Maida
Ingredients: For six bhaturas All purpose flour (Maida) – 2 cups Semolina (sooji) – 4 tbsps Dry yeast (Baker’s yeast) – 2 tsps Sugar -1 tsp Salt – 1 tsp Curd – 3 tbsps Oil -2 tbsps Water – around 3/4 cup Directions: Add yeast (leavening agent), sugar and salt to lukewarm water (3/4 cup)
Ingredients: For Dough All purpose flour (Maida) – 2 cups Baking powder – 1/2 tsp Sugar – 1/2 tbsp Curd – 1/4 cup Salt as per taste Oil – 4-5 tbsp For filling Cottage cheese (Paneer), mashed – 1 cup Zeera (Cumin seeds) – 1/2 tsp Saunf (Fennel seeds) – 1/2 tsp Ginger paste -
Ingredients: Wheat flour – 250 g Cooking oil For stuffing Sattu (Roasted chana dal powder) – 1 cup Onions – one medium, finely chopped Green chillies – 2-3, finely chopped Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup, finely chopped Lemon juice – 2 tbsp Ajwain (Carom seeds) – 1/2 tsp Garlic – 3-4 cloves Masala of red
Ingredients: For dough Whole wheat flour (Atta): 1 cup Spinach (Palak): 1 cup, coarsely chopped Mangrail or kalonji (Nigella): ½ tsp Red chili powder: 1/2 tsp Asfoetida (Heeng) Cooking oil : 1 tsp Salt to taste Directions: Cut palak coarsely and steam it to soften them so that they are easily mashed up. Make stiff
Ingredients: Singhare ka attaa (Water cheshnut flour) -1 cup Boiled and mashed potatoes -1/2 cup Ginger paste –1 tsp, grated Green chilies – 3-4 Coriander leaves Red chili powder per taste Black pepper per taste Salt to taste Cooking oil Directions: Mix singhara atta and boiled , mashed potatoes in 2:1 ratio. Add ginger, chopped
Ingredients: For dough Whole wheat flour (Atta): 1 cup Salt to taste Cooking oil For stuffing: Cottage cheese (Paneer), mashed :1 cup Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp, crushed coarsely Coriander seeds – 1/2 tbsp, crushed coarsely Ginger paste : ½ tbsp Onion : one small,very finely minced Green chilies : 1 tbsp, finely chopped Coriander
Ingredients: Potatoes: 2 medium sized, boiled and mashed Cauliflower : 2-3 cup, grated Ginger paste –2 tsps Onion- one small, very finely chopped Green chilies – 3-4 Cumin seeds (Zeera powder)- ½ tsp Coriander leaves – 2-3 tbsps Asfoetida (heeng) : 2 to 3 pinches Red chili powder to taste Roasted cumin (Zeera) seed powder-
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour (Atta): 2cups Green onions or red onions : ½ cup, very finely chopped Green chilies: 1 tbsp Turmeric powder (Haldi) – ½ tsp Asafoetida (Heeng) – ½ tsp Red chilli powder – 1-2 tsp Ginger paste – 1 tbsp Salt to taste Cooking oil Directions: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl
Ingredients: For dough Whole wheat flour (Atta): 1 cup Spinach (Palak): 1 cup, coarsely chopped Cumin seeds (Zeera): ½ tsp Red chili powder: 1 tsp Cooking oil : 1 tsp Salt to taste For stuffing: Cottage cheese (Paneer), mashed :1 cup Ginger paste : ½ tbsp Onion : one small, finely chopped Green chilies :
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour (Atta): 1 cup Gram flour (Besan) : 3 tbsps Fresh chopped methi or Kasuri Methi (These are dried methi/fenugreek leaves available in Indian Grocery stores : ½ cup Curd : ½ cup Ajwain seeds (Carom seeds) or cumin seeds (Zeera) : ½ tsp Green chilies : 2-3, finely chopped Ginger paste
Ingredients: Channa dal (Bengal gram) : ½ cup Onions :¼ , finely chopped Green chilies – 1 tsp, finely chopped Coriander leaves – 1-2 tbsp, finely chopped Ginger paste – 1 tbsp Red chili powder as per taste Roast cumin seeds (Zeera) and grind into a fine powder – 1-2 tsp Roast coriander seeds (Dhania)
Ingredients: For the dough Whole wheat flour (Atta): 3 cups Oil for making parathas For stuffing Urad dal – ½ cup Roast cumin seeds (Zeera) and grind into a fine powder – 2 tsps Roast coriander seeds (Dhania) and grind into a fine powder – 2 tsps Turmeric powder (Haldi) – ½ tsp Mango powder
Ingredients: For stuffing Radish (Mooli) – 1 cup Green chilies – 2-3 Coriander leaves – 2-3 tbsp Cumin seeds (Zeera) – ½ tsp Ginger paste – 1 tsp Salt to taste Turmeric (Haldi) - a pinch (optional ingredient) Red chilli powder to taste For dough Whole wheat flour (Atta): 3 cups Cooking oil Directions: Grate
Ingredients: For the dough Whole wheat flour (Atta): 3 cups Oil for making parathas For stuffing Mung bean (Yellow moong dal) – ½ cup Roast cumin seeds (Zeera) and grind into a fine powder – 2 tsp Roast coriander seeds (Dhania) and grind into a fine powder – 2 tsp Turmeric powder (Haldi) – ½