Carrot 1 cup (grated) Coconut 1/4 cup Jaggery 1/2 cup Cardamom powder 2 pinches Maida | all purpose flour 1 cup Sesame oil 3 tblsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Salt a pinch Ghee 1-2 tblsp Video on how to make poli
In a bowl add flour, turmeric powder and salt.
Add little water and knead it into a smooth dough.
Smear 2 tblsp of oil on this and cover it and keep it aside. Let this sit for minimum 2 hours. But even it can be kept for 5 to 6 hours for super soft poli.
In a pan add 1 tsp of ghee and add the grated carrot, coconut and jaggery. Cook this to make it into a dry stuffing, like how we make for modakam poornam.
Add cardamom powder and mix well. Initially you may find the mixture gets loosened but cook it for a while and you will get a solid filling.
Transfer it to a plate and allow this to cool completely. Make small lemon sized balls out of the poornam and the dough. Keep the dough covered all the time.
Let’s make the make the poli either in a ziplock or a banana leaf or a butter paper | parchment paper. I used parchment paper this time. Add a drop of oil to the paper and spread it on the paper. Place a dough ball in the center of the paper and pat it using your fingers to make a small circle. Alternatively you can grease a rolling pin with oil and roll it also. Place one carrot poornam ball, which me made, in the center and cover with the dough by bringing in the edges together.
Grease you hands with oil and pat the circle to form a thick circle. Alternatively you can use a greased rolling pin. Even if you are using a zip lock or banana leaf grease it with oil before starting. This helps in taking out the poli from the surface easily.
Heat a pan and transfer the rolled polis to the pan.
Cook on both sides and smear ghee on both sides while cooking. Carrot poli is ready.
Repeat the same for the rest of the dough and poornam.
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