Khavyachi(Mawa) Poli With Ricotta Cheese

Preparation time -  40 Min                               Cooking Time - 20 Min           Serves - 4      

This recipe makes 8 medium size khawa poli (Mawa sweet roti).

Ingredients:

For Stuffing :

Ricotta Cheese - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1 Cup

Cardamom powder - 1/4 Tsp

Nutmeg powder - 1/4 Tsp (Optional)

For Cover :

All purpose flour(Maida) - 1/3 Cup

Wheat flour - 1/3 Cup

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp

Ghee - 4 Tbsp

Method:

1) In a bowl mix wheat flour and all purpose flour and salt.

2) Heat 2 tbsp oil in pan and add it to flour and mix well with spoon.

3) Add water and knead into a stiff dough.

4) Cover the dough with wet cloth,paper towel or clear-wrap and keep aside.

5) In a pan add ricotta cheese and fry for 15-20 mins on low flame stirring continuously till cheese become dry and get khoya(mawa) like structure.
Tip : You can use fresh khoya(mawa) instead of ricotta cheese, fry it for 7-8 mins and other step remain same.

7) Add sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and mix well for 1/2 min. Switch off stove and let it cool for 10 mins and make equal size balls.

8) Take a ball of dough and flatten it, place the stuffing and close all edges slightly. Flatten it carefully into circle of 5 inches diameter and fry both sides well on hot griddle. Add little ghee on griddle while frying and serve hot.
 Tip - The ball of the dough should be smaller than stuffing ball. I take dough ball half of the size of stuffing ball.

Khavyachi Poli

Mawa Poli

Til Gul Poli

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).

      You can add poppy seeds or ground nuts with sesame seeds if you like.

Til Gul Poli