COCUNUT POLI

COCUNUT POLI

INGREDIENT:

[For preparing the dough]

Maida flour 1/4 kg
Wheat flour 1/4kg
pinch of turmeric powder.
water as required
sesame oil 100ml

Preparation of dough:

Mix the above ingredients and knead to a very soft dough.
Add half of the oil and knead till all the oil gets absorbed.
Close it and let it be for 1 hour.
After half hour pour half of the remaining oil and knead until very soft and keep it closed aside for 4 hours.

INGREDIENT FOR THE FILLING:

Coconut grated 1 full
Roasted gram dal 1 cup [150ml]
Elaichi 3 to4
Jaggery 1/4kg

Method:

Break the jaggery to pieces
Mix the coconut and elaichi and grind it in the mixi to a fine paste without adding water because jaggery will become watery while grinding.
Grind the dal to a fine powder and sieve it.
Mix the powder to the ground paste and heat it in the tawa till excess water is absorbed.
After it cools make lemon sized ball of the fillings.
Take a plantain leaf [EADU] grease it will oil .
Take a lemon sized ball from the dough and pat it to 4 inches diameter.
Take one lemon sized ball of the filling and fil it in the dough and close the dough and pat it again upto 10 to 15 inches diameter on the leaf seeing that the filling does not come out of the dough.
Preheat the tawa to medium and invert the plantain leaf over the tawa and immediately slowly remove the leaf and let the poli stick to the tawa.
Apply little ghee on both sides and remove before it becomes golden brown.