Sweet Poli is a popular festive dish made with a sweet stuffing of either dhal or coconut. Instead of the traditional use of all-purpose flour (Maida), I opted to use wheat flour for the outer layer and Jackfruit for the filling, giving it a unique twist.
Jackfruit Poli
6
servings30
minutes20
minutesSweet Poli is a popular festive dish made with a sweet stuffing of either dhal or coconut. Instead of the traditional use of all-purpose flour (Maida), I opted to use wheat flour for the outer layer and Jackfruit for the filling, giving it a unique twist.
Ingredients
Wheat flour – 2 cups (heaped)
Jackfruit Segment – 10 to 15 Nos
Coconut gratings – 1 cup
Jaggery powdered – 1 cup
Dry ginger powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Ghee – 6 or 7 teaspoons
Gingelly oil – 3 to 4 teaspoons
Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
Directions
- Add salt and a teaspoon of oil to wheat flour and mix well. Add water little by little and make a dough (like chapati dough) and apply little gingelly oil on the dough and keep it aside for at least half an hour.
- Chop the jackfruit segments into small pieces after deseeding them. Put it in mixie jar and grind it to a fine puree.
- Add 1/2 cup water to the jaggery powder and bring to boil. Remove from stove and strain it.
- Put a thick pan on the stove. Add the jaggery water, jackfruit puree and coconut gratings. Mix it.
- Cook on medium flame till it become semi solid.
- Add dry ginger powder and cardamom powder and mix well.
- Add a teaspoon of ghee and mix well and cook till it become thick. Remove from stove and cool it.
- Take a banana leaf or a plastic sheet and put a small orange size dough and flatten it.
- Add lemon size jackfruit mixture in the centre and fold it.
- Then gently spread it with your fingers.
- Remove it and put it in a hot tawa. Pour little ghee around the poli and cook till light brown spot appears on both sides.
Recipe Video
Notes
- When you are flattening the poli, grease your fingers with oil so that it will not stick to your hand.
- Jaggery powder can be added directly without boiling and straining, if it is pure.
- This Jackfruit Pooranam can also be used as stuffing for making “Ilai Kozhukattai” or “Poorana Kozhukattai”.