Tel Poli - Marathi Recipe

Step 1

Wash chana dal really good and soak it in enough water for at least 5-6 hours or overnight.

Step 2

Transfer the soaked into the cooker and add water, turmeric powder.

Step 3

Mix well and close the lid.

Step 4

You can add about 1/2 tsp oil so that dal won’t spill out of the cooker.

Step 5

Cook on medium heat until 4-5 whistles.

Step 6

Drain the excess water from the dal. You can use this water to make katachi amti.

Step 7

Transfer the dal into a pan and mash it really good with a potato masher.

Step 8

Add gudh and mix well.

Step 9

Cook on medium heat until the gudh melts.

Step 10

Continue cooking further for about 8-10 minutes until Puran thickens up.

Step 11

Stir continuously while cooking.

Step 12

The puran should not be too thick. It should be a little soft.

Step 13

Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, and mix well.

Step 14

Puran is all-ready.

Step 15

In a dish take maida.

Step 16

You can use 1 cup wheat flour and 1 cup maida or only wheat flour too.

Step 17

Add salt and add a little water at a time to knead soft dough.

Step 18

Add oil and knead it well until it doesn’t stick to hand.

Step 19

Transfer the dough into a bowl, cover and rest it for at least 1-2 hours.

Step 20

Take a small ball of puran and also take a small ball of dough.

Step 21

Make the dough nice and smooth.

Step 22

Spread the dough a little to make pari and stuff the puran in it.

Step 23

Close the pari from all sides.

Step 24

Remove the excess dough.

Step 25

Spread oil all around the dough ball and put it on butter paper which is greased with oil.

Step 26

You can use foil in place of butter paper.

Step 27

Roll the dough ball into a round disc with hands first.

Step 28

Spread oil on the rolling pin and roll the disc into thin poli.

Step 29

Stretch the poli as much as you can.

Step 30

Heat up a pan on low heat and spread oil on it.

Step 31

Transfer the poli carefully on the pan and take the butter paper off.

Step 32

When the poli dries well from one side flip it over.

Step 33

You can spread oil along the edges if you want.

Step 34

Brush oil on the upper surface of the poli and flip it over.

Step 35

Roast well from another side as well.

Step 36

Take the poli off into a dish.

Step 37

Tel poli is all-ready.

Step 38

You can have this poli with katachi amti.