Paruppu Boli

PARUPPU BOLI

Ingredients:

For Dough:

Maida - 1 cup

water 

salt to taste

turmeric powder - 1/4 Tsp

oil

For Stuffing:

Channa dal - 1 cup

Jaggery - 3/4th cup

Cardamom powder - 1  tsp

grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Ghee to fry

Method:

- Mix maida, salt and turmeric powder well

- add water to make a dough

- add a handful of oil and make the dough to be in soft elastic texture

- allow that to rest for 2 hours

For Stuffing:

- prepare a syrup by adding little water to jaggery and make a thick syrup

- strain teh syrup to remove the dust and leave it aside

- boil channa dal in a pressure pan for 3 whistles

- using a hand blender smash the channa dal to make a course paste

-  to this add the coconut, cardamom powder and mix well

- add this mixture to the jaggery syrup and allow that to boil  till  they are thick to form balls

To Make Boli:

- take a ball of maida and press that agaist a plate / Roti maker

- now place a ball of the stuffing mixture and cover the mixture to make a ball again

- using your hand roll the boli to as thin as possible ensuring that the stuffing doesnt come out.

Heat a tava

add ghee to it and put one prepared boli

allow it to cook on both the sides until  they are crisp and golden brown

while removing smear them with little ghee.