Holige/Puran poli
Holige is a sweet dish from Karnataka, India. It is also called Puran poli in some other states of India. This is a favorite of my husband and my kids have started liking it too! This was not something I've grown up seeing my mom make so it a few tries before it became relatively easy and I was successful at making it. So if you're in the same boat as me, step in knowing that your first try may not be easy and you may not be successful. However you'll get there :)
Even after making it so many times, there are moments of frustration since you are dealing with a sticky dough.
I use the recipe from Food and Remedy and it turns out very well. If you're new to making this, do watch her video on how to make it before you start the process.
Ingredients
For making dough:
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- little less than ½ cup water
For making sweet filling:
- 3/4 cup chana dal
- 1 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1/4 cup frozen coconut (thawed)
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
Some coconut oil
Method
- Pressure cook the chana dal with twice the amount of water (1 1/2 cup).
- Mix the dough with all ingredients except oil. You are not really kneading it. The dough will be very sticky. Top it with oil all over so that the surface doesn't dry. Let it rest for 2 hours or so.
- Once the dal is cooked, drain the water. Cook it with jaggery and coconut on medium slow flame. Till it is slightly thick. Let the mixture cool.
- After 2 hours, mix the oil with the dough.
- Form lemon sized balls of the dal dough.
- Heat a cast iron griddle on medium heat. If you don't have cast iron, use any other that you use for flatbreads.
- Coat your palms with oil, take a small piece of dough and stretch it on your palm. Place the ball in the middle. Wrap the dough around. Using good amount of all purpose flour, roll it out into a thin circle. I use the counter top for rolling since that is much easier. The rolled out flatbread will be very delicate at all stages. So handle it carefully.
- Roast on the griddle.
Take it off the flame and top it with coconut oil.- Do the same with rest.
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