Date and Sesame Puranpoli Video By Tarla Dalal

Date and Sesame Puranpoli Video By Tarla Dalal

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Sweet, delicious and nutritious too -- that's a rare combination, isn't it? Well, it all features in the Date and Sesame Puranpoli, a traditional treat loaded with the goodness of calcium and iron from dates and sesame seeds. It wins over hearts with its nutty taste and rich aroma of til, and is so satiating that it is a meal in itself. This highly nutritious sweet is grandma's secret prescription for sudden hunger pangs attacking pregnant women!

  

Recipe Description for Date and Sesame Puranpoli

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Makes 4 puranpolis.
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Ingredients


For The Dough
1 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
4 tbsp milk

To Be Mixed Into A Filling
3/4 cup deseeded and finely chopped dates (khajur)
2 tbsp roasted and coarsely powdered sesame seeds (til)
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp milk

Other Ingredients
whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) for rolling
1 tsp melted ghee for smearing

Method

For the dough

  1. Combine the whole wheat flour and milk in a deep bowl, mix well and knead into a soft dough using enough water.
  2. Cover with a lid and keep aside for 15 minutes.

How to proceed

  1. To make {span class="bold1"}date and sesame puranpoli{/span}, divide the dough and filling into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
  2. Roll out a portion of the dough into a 100 mm. (4?) diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
  3. Place a portion of the filling in the centre of the circle.
  4. Bring together all the sides in the centre and seal tightly.
  5. Lightly press the sides using your fingers and roll out again into a circle of 125 mm. (5?) diameter using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
  6. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook the puranpoli till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides.
  7. Repeat steps 2 to 6 to make 3 more puranpolis.
  8. Smear ¼ tsp of ghee on each puranploi and serve immediately.

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