Bobbatlu (Puran Poli)

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/4 cup

Bengal gram (Senagapappu) - 1 cup (soak it in water for at least 1 hour)

Jaggery (Bellam) - 1 cup

Salt - pinch

Elachi powder - 1/2 tbsp

Oil - 3 tbsp

Water - 2 cups

Procedure:

1. Wash and cook bengal gram with water in a pressure cooker. Wait until the steam escape, open the lid and mash it to form a coarse mixture.
2. In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt, oil, little water and mix well until a soft dough is prepared. Cover it with a cloth and set aside for at least 30 minutes.
3. Take a wide cooking vessel, add mashed dal, jaggery and cook together until the jaggery melt completely and the mixture thickens to attain right consistency for making balls. 
4. Add elachi powder and switch off the flame. Wait until the mixture reaches to room temperature.
5. Now take a small portion of dough on a greased plastic sheet and flatten it to form a thin disc. Place bengal gram mixture in the centre and bring the edges together to seal it.
6. Now once again gently flatten the stuffed balls on a greased plastic sheet until thin discs are formed.
7. Take a flat pan and heat it. Place the prepared puran poli and fry it on both sides with oil or ghee.

TIP: Adjust the sweetness of bengal gram stuffing according to your taste.