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