Prize Winning Pall(milk)poli Indian Sweet |
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Prep Time: 300 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 330 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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This is the winning recipe from the Thursday magazine's What's cooking column dated Feb 12-18'2004. It was submitted by Selvi Pillay. I hope you enjoy it! Ingredients:
1 cup channa dal |
1 cup self-raising flour |
1 cup sugar |
1/2 cup cold milk |
1 pinch yellow food coloring |
1/2 cup sesame oil (also known as gingelly oil) |
4 green cardamoms, powdered |
1 pinch salt |
Directions:
1. Mix flour with cold milk and salt in a bowl.
2. Prepare a smooth dough out of it.
3. Pour the oil on the dough.
4. Keep aside for 4 hours.
5. After about 3 hours have passed, boil the chana dal in a pot of water until it is soft.
6. Drain the water.
7. Grind it to a fine paste.
8. Add sugar and cardamom powder.
9. Boil it and stir it constantly till it thickens.
10. Make small balls of the dal{chana dal/lentil} mixture.
11. Roll out each into a 4 cm disc.
12. Put a small ball of the dal mixture in the centre.
13. Form this into a ball.
14. Roll out into a 10cm disc.
15. Roast on a tava or griddle on slow flame till it is slightly brown on both sides.
16. Serve hot with ghee.
17. Enjoy!
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