I was wondering what I can cook using apples apart from the famous pie and milkshake. I was searching the Food network's site for some interesting recipes. Then I saw an announcement for another event "Sweet Series", this month's theme being puran poli. All of a sudden I got the idea of making an apple poli. I thought of making apple halwa, like carrot halwa and then stuffing it inside the all-purpose flour dough to make polis. To my surprise, it turned out very very tasty. The halwa was so delicious by itself and so was the poli too. Thanks once again DK and Siri, I would have not come up with this recipe if it was not for your contest.
As it was my test recipe, I tried it with small quantities only. But the next time I make this poli I'm going to double the measurements.
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Recipe
Apple Puran Poli Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients For The Dough:
- 1 Cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- A Pinch Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Ghee
Ingredients For The Stuffing:
- 1 Grated Small Apple (Be Sure To Check That It's Sweet)
- ¼ To ½ Cup Grated Or Crumbled Milk Khoa (Khova, Mawa)
- 2 Tablespoons Or As Per Taste) Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Cardamom Powder
- 2 Teaspoons Ghee
- As Needed Powdered Dhalia, Optional
Instructions
- Combine all purpose flour, salt and water to form a ball of dough, just like chapathi dough. Then add the ghee and knead it thoroughly. Cover the dough and let it sit for at least one hour.
- Cut the top and bottom of the apple.
- Slice the apple.
- Peel the skin.
- Grate the apple slices.
- For the halwa/puran, add the ghee in a microwave safe bowl and the grated apples, cook it for 2 minutes.
- Then add the sugar and khoa to the cooked apples.
- Cook it for another 3 minutes or until you don't smell raw apples. Alternatively you can prepare this on stove top also. Add 2 teaspoons of ghee in a frying pan and sauteed the grated apples, until they are cooked well. Then add the sugar, let it dissolve and then add the khoya and combine it together. If this mixture is a bit watery add some more khoya or the powdered dhalia, so that the stuffing will hold together properly.
- Now divide the dough into 4 equal size balls. Also take 4 equal portions of the stuffing. Make the stuffing smaller in size than the dough. Eat the rest of the halwa just like that. Everybody will ask for more.
- Roll the dough into a small circle.
- Place one portion of the stuffing on the the rolled out dough.
- Cover the stuffing using the dough.
- Press the tip of the dough and flatten it into a disc.
- Roll out the stuffed dough into a circle, like roti.
- Meanwhile pre heat the tava (griddle). Place the poli on the hot tava, cook it on both sides, applying little ghee.
Taste & Texture
- The taste was unbelievable! I was really proud of my creation. My mother and my son loved it very much.
nisha says
hello, can you please suggest alternative for khoya for above receipe?
Madhuram says
You could try using paneer instead.
Jess-Brynja says
I stumbled upon your blog today and I'm ever so thankful, I love Indian food, I'm icelandic-indian (I live with my mum now so I consider myself fully Indian!) and we always have all the ingredients that you'd normally find in Indian recipes. Definitely showing your blog to my mum, she's going to be so delighted. Incidentally, I recently got tired of eggs and cannot stand their taste anymore.
Madhuram says
Thanks for the comment, Jess.