Hi friends, here I am with my 100th post. Feeling very happy. Thanking you all, who made me successfully travel this far, which is not possible without your support. For this occasion, especially I want to present you one of the traditional South Indian sweet, Coconut Poli.
Coconut Poli is one of mine and my hubby’s favorite. This is very easy to prepare rather than Dal Poli. Very often I used to make this Poli. Make a dough similar to that of roti dough, make the desired filling, stuff it in the dough, shape it as stuffed paratha, cook on both sides until golden brown and enjoy this sweet dish.
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The steps that should be taken care while kneading roti dough is:
Step 1: Mix dough using warm water. Also, use a generous amount of oil.
Step 2: More you knead, the dough becomes smoother and the dough would be softer.
Step 3: Make the dough rest at least for 30-60 minutes.
The steps that should be taken care while making stuffing/pooran:
Step 1: Add an equal amount of coconut and jaggery.
Step 2: Use only a tbsp or 2 tbsp of water to jaggery. No need to check for string consistency.
Step 3: Make sure stuffing reaches the thick consistency, where you can make balls out of it.
Now let us see the step-by-step procedure to make this recipe.
- 1/2 cup All purpose flour/Maida
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1/2 Cup Jaggery/Vellam
- 1/2 Cup Coconut grated
- 1 tsp Cardamom/Elaichi Powder
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1/4 Cup Ghee
- Take a wide bowl, add all purpose flour, salt, a tbsp of oil and mix well. Now add little by little water at a time and make a soft sticky dough. Knead for 5-7 minutes. Now add remaining oil and mix it thoroughly, close it with a damp cloth and let it rest for half an hour. Then make lemon size balls out of the dough and set aside.
- Meanwhile, let us make stuffing for the dough. Heat a pan, add jaggery and a tbsp of water and boil till the jaggery melts completely. Filter the jaggery water if there are any impurities. Now add grated coconut and saute for 4-5 minutes. Then add cardamom powder and saute till the stuffing reaches a thick consistency.
- Now cool the stuffing completely and make lemon size balls out of it and set aside. Now apply a generous amount of oil to your hands and take the lemon size dough and place it on a zip lock bag, banana leaf or wax paper applied with oil. Pat dough gently to form a small circle.
- Now place stuffing in the middle of the dough and fold the dough in such a way that the stuffing is inside the dough. i.e gently gather all the edges to the center and cover the stuffing completely. Repeat the procedure for all the dough and stuffing and set aside. Now spread the dough gently by patting with your hands in a circular shape as shown. You can apply oil to your hands to avoid dough sticking to your hands.
- Heat a pan, add a tsp of ghee and gently slide the patted dough on the pan. Cook on both sides till it turns golden brown. It cooks very fast, it takes hardly a minute to cook on both sides. Repeat the process for the remaining stuffed dough. Remove it on a plate and enjoy it either hot or cold.
- Allow the dough to rest at least for 30-60 minutes.
- More you knead, the dough becomes smoother and the dough would be softer.
- While preparing in large quantity always cover the dough with a damp cloth to avoid dough to dry.
- Instead of all-purpose flour, you can use wheat flour too.
- Stuffing should be thick in consistency, or else you will not be able to make the shape.
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Mouth melting soft delicious Coconut Poli is ready to relish.
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