Poli is a sweet flat roti and a popular sweet in

India.

Made with all purpose flour,saffron or yellow

colouring,kneaded to a velvety soft dough,and

allowed to rest for a few hours.

Stuffed with gram dal,coconut and jaggery ,this

is a delicacy sold in almost any sweet shops of

South India .

Today’s recipe will be with sweet potato,jaggery

coconut combination and the dough with

wheat flour .

So now to the healthy sweet poli!

INGREDIENTS

For the dough

2 cups wheat flour

1 tblsp sugar

1 tblsp ghee

Salt to taste

2 tblsp heated ghee

Enough water to knead

METHOD

Bind all ingredients except curd to a soft dough.

Apply curd on the dough . Cover and start

making the filling .

For the filling

2-4 boiled and peeled sweet potato

1 cup coconut

1/2 cup jaggery ( or to taste)

1 tsp powdered cardamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg powder

1/4 tsp salt.

Ghee/ butter

METHOD

Heat the jaggery with a little water.Once it is

melted ,add coconut,and the rest of the

ingredients,and remove from fire.

Mash it well .Allow to cool .Divide portions and

make lemon sized balls.

Now , divide the dough into portions,roll out.

Keep the filing in the centre and bring the

edges in to form like a stuffed chappathi.Roll

out lightly .

Heat a griddle ,and cook on a slow fire till done.

Add a teaspoon of ghee for each chappathi.

You can add more if you like.