Pith Poli

This is very unique recipe. Lot of people do not know. This goes well with mango ras (mango pulp+milk+sugar).

Ingredients:

• 2 cup wheat flour
• ½ tsp salt
• water (for kneading)
• 2 tbsp oil

For stuffing:

• 1 cup Jawar (Sorghum) flour
• ½ tsp salt

Method:

To make stuffing:

• Boil 1 cup water, add ½ tsp salt
• To boiling water, add sorghum flour
• Mix and cover with the lid
• Mix 1-2 times intermittently

• Turn off the stove
• Cover it for 15 minutes until it cools down

To make dough:

• Take wheat flour in a large bowl, add 1 tbs oil and ½ tsp salt. Mix well.
• Add water slowly and start kneading. Knead to a smooth and soft dough.
• Grease oil and rest for 20 minutes.

How to make poli:

• Knead the jawar mixture by adding some water if needed
• Make tennis sized balls
• Make balls from the kneaded dough too
• Take a dough ball, spread it with the hands, and place the stuffing ball in the center of it.
• Take the edges and start pleating bringing it to the center.
• Join the pleats together and secure them with tight pinching. Make sure the stuffing should not be visible.

• Sprinkle some wheat flour and roll slightly thick.
• Transfer the rolled roti to a heated flat pan and apply some oil on the top surface.

• Flip it and apply oil on another side too.
• Cook it well. Serve roti with mango ras.

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