Peanut Poli
- 74 min
- not spicy
- Serves 4
Peanut poli is a sweet wheat flatbread stuffed with roasted peanuts, jaggery and cardamom and cooked on a tawa. Serves 4, about 75 minutes plus resting.
Good for: Deepavali, Raksha Bandhan
Ingredients
Wheat Flour2 cup
Salt¼ tsp
Oil2 tbsp
Water, For Kneading140 ml
Peanuts1 cup
Jaggery, Grated150 grams
Cardamom Powder½ tsp
Contains: groundnut, wheat.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 731kcal | 2924kcal |
| Protein | 20g | 79g |
| Carbohydrate | 95g | 380g |
| Fat | 34g | 134g |
| Fibre | 12g | 46g |
| Sugar | 34g | 136g |
Method
Grate the jaggery and reserve 2 tbsp wheat flour for dusting. Add the remaining flour, salt and 1.5 tbsp oil to a bowl. Add water little by little and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is soft and smooth. Coat it with the remaining 0.5 tbsp oil, cover and rest for 30 minutes.
Dry-roast the peanuts in a kadai on low flame for 5 to 7 minutes until lightly golden and the skins loosen. Cool them until they are easy to handle, then rub off the skins. Grind the peanuts to a slightly coarse powder.
Add the jaggery and water to the kadai and cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes until the jaggery dissolves. Strain it through a metal strainer and return it to the kadai. Add the cardamom powder and ground peanuts. Stir on medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes until the filling becomes thick and leaves the sides of the kadai.
Cool the filling for 15 minutes until it is warm enough to handle. Divide it into 8 equal portions and roll them into balls. Divide the dough into 8 balls.
Use the oil little by little to grease your hands. Flatten one dough ball, place one filling ball in the centre and bring the edges over it. Seal it well and flatten it gently without letting the filling come out.
Dust the filled dough lightly with the reserved wheat flour and roll it into a thin poli. Shape and roll the remaining dough and filling in the same way.
Heat a tawa on medium flame for 2 minutes until hot. Use the cooking oil little by little to grease the tawa. Cook each poli for 1 minute on each side until light brown spots appear and no raw dough is visible. Cook all 8 polis in the same way and serve warm.
Before you start
- How long does Peanut Poli take?
- 1 hour 14 minutes from start to finish. That is 40 minutes of preparation and 34 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Peanut Poli serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Peanut Poli vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Peanut Poli spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Peanut Poli?
- 2 cup Wheat Flour, 1 cup Peanuts, 150 grams Jaggery, 140 ml Water, 2 tbsp Oil, ¼ tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Peanut Poli?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Peanut Poli?
- About 731 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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