Vedhmi (Sweet Stuffed Flatbread)
Puran poli or vedhmi is a sweet version of stuffed chapati from the Gujarat in the Indian subcontinent. It is mainly stuffed with toor dal, but some people use chana dal.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 58 min
- Total
- 1 hr 13 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
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Cooking instructions
Procedure
Wash and boil the toor dal with water and ½ tsp salt until soft.
Procedure
Cool slightly and strain the dal using a strainer.
Procedure
Add cardamom powder and jaggery to the dal, then grind to make a fine paste. If the paste is sticky, keep it on the heat to dry up completely. This is known as "puran".
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Knead flour with ½ tsp salt and enough water to make a dough. Do not make the dough hard.
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Add oil, and knead the dough again until the oil is absorbed.
Procedure
Prepare an equal number of balls from the dough and puran.
Procedure
Roll out dough balls to make small un-cooked chapati.
Procedure
Stuff each uncooked chapati with a ball of puran.
Procedure
Roll them again into stuffed chapati just like stuffed paratha. It is called "poli".
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Heat a griddle and fry each poli.
Procedure
Brush ghee on both sides when done.
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Serve.
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Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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