This is one of the South Indian Traditional recipe done on special occasions. The stuffing is done using Moong dhal and Jaggery. Even coconut, bengal gram can also be used in the place of Moong dhal. The outer layer is done with Wheat flour/ Maida or combining both. The outer dough should be soft and rested for an hour to get a nice texture.
It is served with a liberal dose of ghee as topping. See blog for
Video Recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
Moong dhal - 1 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 cup
Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - as needed
Ghee - for serving
For Outer dough
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Maida/ all purpose flour - 1 cup
Salt - 1/8 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
METHOD:
- Add all the ingredients given for outer dough in a bowl.
- Knead to a soft dough by adding water little by little, smear oil and keep aside.
- Soak Moong dhal for an hour and cook by adding enough water.
- Once cooked well, drain the water completely.
- Add to a tawa and mash well.
- Add jaggery and cook on low flame till it combines together.
- Add cardamom powder, mix well and switch off the flame.
- Let it cool for few minutes.
- Knead the dough again and make balls of desired size.
- Also, make little large balls of the stuffing.
- Grease an aluminium foil/plastic sheet/ banana leaf with little oil and spread the dough ball.
- Place the stuffing ball and close all sides.
- Spread the stuffed dough gently with fingers/palm evenly as thin as possible.
- See that the stuffing doesn't come out.
- Heat a dosa tawa, place it and cook until brown spots appear on both sides.
- Serve with ghee.
- Tasty and soft Moong dhal Poli is ready.
Step wise method with pictures:
1. Add all the ingredients given for outer dough in a bowl.
2. Knead to a soft dough by adding water little by little, smear oil and keep aside.5
3. Soak Moong dhal for an hour and cook by adding enough water.
4. Once cooked well, drain the water completely.
5. Add to a tawa and mash well.
6. Add jaggery and cook on low flame till it combines together.
7. Add cardamom powder, mix well and switch off the flame.
8. Let it cool for few minutes.
9. Knead the dough again and make balls of desired size.
10. Also, make little large balls of the stuffing.
11. Grease an aluminium foil/plastic sheet/ banana leaf with little oil and spread the dough ball.
12. Place the stuffing ball and close all sides.
13.Spread the stuffed dough gently with fingers/palm evenly as thin as possible.
14. See that the stuffing doesn't come out.
15. Heat a dosa tawa, place it and cook until brown spots appear on both sides.
16. Serve with ghee.
17. Tasty and soft Moong dhal Poli is ready.
