Gudi Padwa 2025: How to make Maharashtrian Puran Poli at home

Mar 29, 2025 etimes.in

Maharashtrian Puran Poli Recipe

The festival of Gudi Padwa is incomplete without the traditional Puran Poli preparation. It refers to a stuffed flatbread, that uses chana dal and jaggery as a stuffing and eating this on Gudi Padwa is considered to be auspicious. Tap next to read the simplest recipe. istock

Ingredients required

2 cups whole wheat flour, 2 tbsp maida, 2 tbsp oil or ghee, ½ tsp salt, water as required, 1 cup chana dal, ¾ to 1 cup jaggery, ½ tsp cardamom powder, ¼ tsp nutmeg powder, and 1 tbsp ghee istock

Step 1

Add flour and maida in a mixing bowl. Mix well. istock

Step 2

To this add oil or ghee and use enough water to knead a soft dough. istock

Step 3

Wash dal and add it in pressure cooker along with 1 cup water and pressure cook for 3 whistles. istock

Step 4

Once done, add jaggery, nutmeg powder, and ghee to it and mash well to form a smooth mixture. istock

Step 5

Divide the dough into small balls and fill each ball with dal mixture and roll out parathas. istock

Step 6

Heat a non-stick pan and cook the paratha from both sides using enough ghee. istock

Step 7

Your homemade Puran Poli is ready. Enjoy! istock

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