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Puran Poli

“Holi re holi, puranachi poli…” is the song I used to hear as a kid which was sung by my Hindu Goan neighbors during the festival of Holi, which implies that Holi is not complete without eating puran poli! Every festival has its own special delicacy. Puran poli is the traditional sweet on Holi in many Maharashtrian & Goan homes. It is also made during other festivals like Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Gudi Padwa. Puran is the sweet stuffing made with dal and jaggery, while the outer cover is the poli!
  • Passive
    4 Hours
  • Prep
    25 minutes
  • Cook
    40 minutes
  • Servings
    15 Pc.

Ingredients

For the Poli (Outer Covering): -
  • 1 cup All-pupose flour (some additional flour required for dusting and rolling)
  • 1 cup Wheat flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
For the Puran (Stuffing): -
  • 1 cup Chana dal
  • 2/3 cup Sugarcane jaggery (the yellow jaggery)
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • Ghee ( clarified butter, as required and additional ghee required while frying the puran poli)

Instructions

For the Poli:-
  • 1 Mix all ingredients under ‘poli’. Add 1 cup water and start kneading the mixture. Slowly add more water little by little till a soft chapati like soft dough has been formed (I used total 1 1/4 cups water to form the dough). Cover and leave the dough aside for at least 15 minutes.
For the Puran:-
  • 2 Soak Chana dal for at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • 3 Cook Chana dal in a vessel with water till dal is cooked OR Pressure cook Dal with ¼ cup water on HIGH flame for ONE whistle. Allow the pressure of cooker to be released naturally. Drain and Cool the dal and grind it in mixer grinder (without using water) to form a fine and thick paste.
  • 4 In a small pan, add 4 tbsp ghee and the jaggery.
  • 5 Allow the jaggery to melt.
  • 6 Add the chana dal paste and mix well with the jaggery.
  • 7 Once dal is well mixed with jaggery, add the cardamom powder.
  • 8 Keep stirring the mixture, till a ball is formed. This is the Puran. Keep aside to cool for some time and then divide the puran mixture into 15 portions (form balls)
  • 9 Divide the Poli dough into 15 portions(form balls). Take a poli ball, dust it with some all-purpose flour and roll out into a 3-4 inch chapatti. Place a Puran ball at center.
  • 10 Gather the sides of the chapatti and form pleats and cover the puran.
  • 11 Dust in flour. Press the stuffed chapatti slightly, using your hands so that the mixture inside is evenly distributed.
  • 12 Lightly roll it out. Don’t apply much pressure while rolling.
  • 13 Heat a tava/skillet pan. Place the puran poli and check to see the bubbles appearing.
  • 14 Flip on other side and see bubbles appearing. Flip again and apply ghee all over the poli(about ¼ tsp). Flip other side and apply ghee all over it(about ¼ tsp).
  • 15 Fry till done.
  • 16 Repeat for all puran polis.
  • 17 Serve with additional ghee or milk! Puran Poli stay fresh for upto 3 days in a zip lock bag.
 

39 Comments

  1. This was my favourite when I was expecting and a good friend kf mine nade them for me.

    1. Linda now you can make then yourself too 🙂

  2. Very well explained. Many thanks. A sure try for me soon.

    1. Hi Lynn,
      Thanks alot…Do give it a try 🙂

  3. My favourite. I used to have a maid and she used to make it for me

    1. Hi Camilla

      Nice to hear that 🙂
      You can try your hands on puran poli:) Time consuming but not so difficult to make 🙂

  4. Can we make this with toor dal

    1. Hi Anu
      probably yes….I havent tried out with toor dal…

  5. Thanks Zanti for sharing. Love your recipes. Must try this. Thanks.

    1. Hi alvy
      Sure do give it a try 😊

  6. Never heard of this from my youth, but will try it with some English Honey instead of Jaggery. Thanks.

    1. Hi Linda
      Puran Poli is common in Goa specially among the Hindu Goans , they make it specially for Their festivals like holi etc …
      Do give it a try . 😊

  7. Simple and best recipe 👌👌

    1. Thanks seeya 😊

  8. hi xanti ur recipes r awesome. I’ve tried couple of them all turned out awesome. just can u give the measure of jaggery exactly in grams. dint really understand. is it two third cup or 2 to 3 cups. pls replt

    1. Hi tabita
      It is 2/3 cup jaggery (the standard cup measure that you get is 1/3 so use 2 times of 1/3 cup ) .

  9. Hello Xanti,
    What can I use other then Chana dal as my son is allergic to it.
    Thanks

    1. Hi Mel
      You can make use of sweet potato filling .
      Boil , mash and add a lil (say about 3 tbsp maida ) , jaggery and mix . Use as the filling .

  10. Hi Xanti

    Can i use goa jaggery instead of white one.

    Thanks in advance.

    1. Hi starlyn
      The Puran Poli mixture is done with cane (white ) jaggery not the Goan palm jaggery .

  11. Xanti!!! No words to thank u fot making this so easy to make, I made them today n they were delicious
    Thanks once again!!!!

    1. Thanks elifa for your lovely feedback ..
      Happy to know you enjoyed them 😊

  12. Hi Xanti.. I tried this.. It turned out absolutely delicious.. THANK YOU SO MUCH.. Gonna try more recipes from your website.. You explain them so well and that makes the methods look so simple n easy 🤗🤗..

    1. Thanks rayanna for trying the Puran polo recipe and for sharing your feedback with me 😊sure do try out more recipes and share your feedback

  13. Can you please put up a video of this recipe. I would like to get an idea of rolling out the poli with Puran in it.
    Thanks

    1. Hi Monica
      I’m not doing any videos as of now

  14. HI Xanti I prepared the puran poli today n it turned out very tasty , but became little thick

    1. Hi rochielle
      Yes you need to roll them a little thinner … will take some practice

  15. I tried this recipe but mine chapati after frying didn’t turned yellow, I don’t know what went wrong.

    1. Hi regina
      I doesn’t have to turn yellow , but if you want a yellow color , add little turmeric powder to the dough next time

  16. Hi!! tried your recipe again today I first tried it for Holi and my children loved it so much thatv hubby reminded.me to make it again ( he loved it to) thank you so.much for sharing recipes God bless

    1. Thanks alot Geraldine for your feedback 😊happy to know that your family enjoyed it

  17. One of my favourites:)Had many when i was expecting:)

    1. 😊👍🏻

  18. To make puran can i mash the mixure instead of using the mixer as the mixer makes lots of noise?

  19. Hi Xanti.
    I did not get the puran consistency rite. Is there something I could add to get the texture correct

    1. Make sure the dal is cooked till dry

  20. I can never thank you enough for this Xanti.I had hopelessly tried innumerable recipes over the years but this one is the simplest and most accurate no fail one.Kudos to you.We can now enjoy the family favourite recipe like a piece of cake or poli rather…best regards!

    1. Thanks so much … glad you liked it

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