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Coconut Poli
Serves 3
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Coconut Poli is a delicious sweet snack popular in South India, especially TamilNadu.
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- Wheat Flour - 1 cup
- Maida - 3 tsp
- Banana - 1
- Ghee - as required
- Gingelly Oil - as required
For the Filling:
- Wheat Flour - 1 cup
- Maida - 3 tsp
- Banana - 1
- Ghee - as required
- Gingelly Oil - as required
- Coconut - 2 cups, grated
- Jaggery - 1/2 cup, powdered
- Cardamom Powder - little
Method
step 1
Mix wheat flour and maida in a bowl.step 2
Add enough water and knead well to a thick chapati dough consistency.step 3
Add 1/4 cup of gingelly oil and keep aside for 3 hours, covered.step 4
Grind the coconut and cardamom powder smoothly.step 5
Add jaggery and grind again.step 6
Transfer to a frying pan and fry till the moisture has completely evaporated.step 7
Remove and make small balls of the filling.step 8
Take a small portion of the dough and flatten them on a greased banana leaf.step 9
Add 1 coconut ball and fold the dough.step 10
Flatten again.step 11
Heat a tawa over medium flame.step 12
Add the prepared poli and apply oil around the edges.step 13
Cook till done.step 14
Garnish with chopped bananas and add 1 tsp ghee on top.step 15
Serve at once.
