This sweet dish is served on festival days and special occasions. This is made with maida, Bengal gram dhal and jaggery.
Sweet Dhal Poli
Course: SweetsCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: MediumServings
6
servingsPrep time
3
hoursCooking time
40
minutesThis sweet dish is served on festival days and special occasions. This is made with maida, Bengal gram dhal and jaggery.
Ingredients
Maida – 2 cups (heaped)
Bengal Gram Dhal – 1 cup
Powdered Jaggery – 1 cup
Turmeric Powder – a pinch
Ghee – 5 teaspoons
Cardamom powder – 1/2 teaspoon
A pinch of salt
Directions
- Soak Bengal gram dhal in water for about two to three hours.
- Cook the Dhal in water till soft, but not mushy. Drain the excess water and cool it.
- Grind the cooked dhal to a fine powder.
- Add 1/4 cup water to the jaggery and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, strain it and put it back in a skillet.
- Add dhal powder and stir continuously till it become thick.
- Add cardamom powder, mix well and remove from stove. Let it cool.
- Mix maida, salt and turmeric powder and make a soft dough using water little by little.
- Take a plastic sheet or foil, flatten out small ball sized quantity of the maida dough. Place a smaller sized ball of the sweet filling and cover it completely using the flattened dough. Cover with another plastic sheet. Roll it round using a rolling pin. (You can also make a thin round using your fingers).
- Heat up a frying pan and when it is hot place the Poli and pour a teaspoon of ghee all around and cook. Turn and cook on other side until light brown spots appear.