Obattu/Holige/Puran poli!!!!!

Wow!!! so many names for a single dish!! Puran poli is what I am used to calling it. It is very famous sweet dish in south India and is made during festivals. I tried this for the first time for Nagarpanchami this year(2010). With the help of my aunty's guidance over the phone I was able to make this delicious delight!!!

You will need:

1 cup chana dal
1 cup jaggery
1 tsp cardomom powder
1 1/2 cups maida/all purpose flour
a pinch turmeric
1/4 cup samolina
Salt to taste

Method:

First pressure cook the chana dal and drain all the water and keep it aside.

Then cook the chana dal mixed with jaggery in a pan for about 10 minutes.Add cardomom powder to this and grind the mixture without adding water.This mixture wiil be used as the filling.

Now mix the all pupose flour ,samolina,turmeric ,salt to taste and water and kneed the dough well and keep it covered for an hour.

Make small balls out the all purpose flour dough and flatten each ball with the palm of your hand. Fill each one with the small ball of chana dal mixture(filling )and seal the entire filling by pulling the dough across it on the top.

Apply oil to a plastic paper, keep the dough with the filling on it and roll it to a samll thin disc.Fry this on a hot pan till it becomes slightly golden brown in colour on both sides.

Puran poli is ready to be relished!!!!!