Name: Puran Poli Moon Cake recipe by suhani Jain at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 70 gms Brown Jaggery; 100 gms Bengal gram; 2 tsp Ghee/Clarified Butter; A pinch of cardamom powder; 150 gms Thick sugar syrup; 170 gms All purpose flour; 48 gms Refined oil/Butter; 5 gms Custard Powder; 2 gms Baking Powder; 3-4 Scooped Papaya and Apple; 4-5 Cranberries and Blueberries; a scoop of vanilla ice cream

ABOUT Puran Poli Moon Cake RECIPE

Moon cakes are a traditional Chinese pastry that is eaten every year around the time of the Mid Autumn Festival, one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar. Moon cakes consist of a thin layer of pastry wrapped around a dense filling. Puran Poli is a Maharashtrian recipe made with chana dal, flour and cardamom and jaggery. This delicious side dish recipe is an extremely rich in flavours and is a great option to serve on festivals. Living in Maharashtra,over the years I realized that puranpoli was the dish that contained the essence of Maharashtra.So I decided to fuse these two.The result I got was beyond my expectations.Never thought that how India could beautifully blend into Chinese cuisine.Do give this a try !

Ingredients Serving: 4

70 gms Brown Jaggery
100 gms Bengal gram
2 tsp Ghee/Clarified Butter
A pinch of cardamom powder
150 gms Thick sugar syrup
170 gms All purpose flour
48 gms Refined oil/Butter
5 gms Custard Powder
2 gms Baking Powder
3-4 Scooped Papaya and Apple
4-5 Cranberries and Blueberries
a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Instructions

To make the puran poli filling,rinse and soak the chana dal for 30 minutes.
Drain and pressure cook for 6-7 whistles.
Strain and set aside.
Heat ghee in a pan and add cardamom powder,chana dal and jaggery.
Cook the mixture on a low flame,stirring at intervals until it thickens and dries.
Cool,mash and set aside.
For the moon pastry,mix thick sugar syrup,refined flour,oil,custard powder and baking powder.
Knead it into a dough.
Let it rest for an hour at room temperature.
Divide into 35 gms portions and roll into balls.
Stuff 65 gms puran poli filling into each dough ball.
Press it into a mooncake mould.
Bake in a preheated oven at 175 degrees C for 10 minutes.
Brush it with butter.
Serve with fruit and vanilla ice cream.Enjoy!

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