BIKKANDA PURNAPOLI(JACKFRUIT SEED PURANPOLI)
The normal purnapoli(puranpoli) is made from chana dal. It can also be made using jackfruit seeds and it also tastes great as is in the case of normal purnapolis.. Konkani community in their skills of turning every vegetable/leaves to bring out the best in nutrition and cuisine, uses jackfruit seeds , which are generally discarded , to bring out a unique sweet dish like purnapoli.
Ingredients:
jackfruit seeds(properly skinned)-200gms,
sugar-200gms,
maida(flour)-200gms,
salt-a pinch,
ghee-1/2 cup and
cardamom powder-1tsp.
Method:
Remove the outer (white and brittle) skin of the seeds and soak in water for 2 hrs.
On soaking, scrape completely the inner brown skin.
Cook the seeds in a pressure cooker for 10 mts. Grind the seeds in a mixer to a smooth consistency(paste), using very small quantity of water..
Heat a frying pan and empty out the paste and sugar into it. Cook it on a medium flame.When it starts sticking to the pan, add ghee, little by little, till it becomes thick and properly done.
Shut down the flame and add cardamom powder. Once cooled, make small lemon size balls.
Knead maida with salt and little ghee and make a soft dough. Keep it for one hour. Make small puris with the dough, place the lemon size roasted seed balls on the puris. Completely enclose and seal the balls with puris.
Roll it slowly without cracks to chappati shape and roast it on both sides on a pan with a little ghee applied on both sides as is being done in the case of normal purnapolis.
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