Preparation Time - 30 Mins Cooking Time - 30 Mins Serves - 4
This is a Maharashtrian recipe for til-gul poli, generally made on Makar Sankranti.
Ingredients :
For Stuffing :
Til (Sesame Seeds) - 1/2 Cup
Gul (Jaggery) - 2 1/4 Cup
Gram Flour (Besan) - 1/4 Cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 Tsp
Nutmeg powder - 1/4 Tsp (Optional)
Oil - 2 Tsp
For Cover :
Wheat Flour - 3/4 Cup
All purpose flour (Maida) - 3/4 Cup
Oil - 2 Tbsp
Method :
1) Fry sesame seeds on low flame till golden in color and keep aside. Grate jaggery and keep aside.
2) In a bowl mix wheat flour and all purpose flour. Heat 1 Tbsp oil and add it in the flour.
3) Add water to flour and knead a dough.
4) Cover the dough with wet cloth or paper napkin and keep aside.
5) Grind sesame seeds coarsely in mixer.
6) Heat 2 tsp oil in pan and add gram flour in it. Fry well for 3-4 mins on very low flame.
7) Add grated jaggery in it and mix well for 2-3 mins till jaggery start boiling.
8) Add cardamom powder,nutmeg powder and sesame seed powder mix well,switch off stove and keep this mixture aside.
9) Take a ball of dough and flatten it, place the stuffing and close all edges slightly. Flatten it carefully into circle of 6 inches diameter and fry both sides well on hot griddle.
10) Serve hot by adding a tsp of ghee on poli (chapati).
10) Serve hot by adding a tsp of ghee on poli (chapati).
You can add poppy seeds or ground nuts with sesame seeds if you like.
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