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Puran Poli Recipe: How to Make Puran Poli

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INGREDIENTS FOR PURAN: • 1 cup chana dal • ¼ tsp turmeric • ¼ tsp salt • 3 cup water • 1 tsp oil • 1 cup jaggery / gud • ¼ tsp jaiphal powder / nutmeg powder • ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder FOR DOUGH: • 2 cup wheat flour / atta • ½ cup maida / plain flour • ¼ tsp turmeric • ¼ tsp salt • water to knead OTHER INGREDIENTS: • ¼ cup wheat flour / atta • oil / ghee for roasting INSTRUCTIONS 1. firstly, pinch a ball sized dough and flatten well. 2. also, pinch a ball sized puran (chana dal stuffing) 3. place the puran in center of dough. 4. stuff the puran and pinch off the excess dough securing tight. 5. furthermore, dust the ball with wheat flour and flatten with hand. 6. roll in one direction making sure the puran poli is thin. 7. now put the rolled puran poli over hot tawa. 8. allow roasting on medium flame until it puffs up. 9. grease oil/ghee and flip over and cook both sides pressing slightly. 10. finally, serve puran poli with ghee. 

Modak Recipe: How to Make Modak

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 Modak is an Indian sweet popular in many parts of India. The sweet filling on the inside of a modak consists of freshly grated coconut and jaggery while the outer soft shell is made from rice flour or wheat flour mixed with khava or maida flour. ... Modak can be fried or steamed. Ingredients Of Modak • For the filling: • 1 cup coconut, grated • 1 cup jaggery • A pinch of nutmeg • A pinch of saffron • For the shell: • 1 cup water • 2 tsp ghee • 1 cup rice flour • Prepare fillling: • 1.Heat a pan, add the grated coconut and jaggery. • 2.Stir for about five minutes. Add the nutmeg and saffron, mix well. • 3.Cook for another five minutes and keep aside. • Prepare modak: • 1.In a deep dish, boil water with ghee. Add the salt and flour. Mix well. • 2.Cover the dish and cook till its half done. • 3.Spread some ghee on the base of a steel bowl and while the dough is still hot, knead it well. • 4.Now take a little dough, roll it into a ball, flatten it well, shape the edges into a flower p...