Name: Sesame Peanut Puran Poli/ Obbatu/Holige recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: Peanuts 1 cup; White sesame seeds 1/2 cup; Jaggery 1.5 cup; Green cardamom small 2; Plain flour 1/2 cup; Foxtail millet flour 1/2 cup; Salt a pinch; Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon; Water as required to knead; Cooking oil 3 tablespoons; Ghee 3 tablespoons

ABOUT Sesame Peanut Puran Poli/ Obbatu/Holige RECIPE

Sesame seeds and Gur play a significant role among Indians during festivities and winters. A simple yet a delicious comfort dessert that comes handy during most of the family celebrations . Sesame Peanut stuffed Puran polis are famous in Uttarkarnataka. This is my family 's all time favorite , comfort dish . A very healthy , filling iron rich snack / breakfast/ dinner option.

Ingredients Serving: 7

peanuts 1 cup
White sesame seeds 1/2 cup
jaggery 1.5 cup
Green cardamom small 2
Plain flour 1/2 cup
Foxtail millet flour 1/2 cup
salt a pinch
turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
water as required to knead
Cooking oil 3 tablespoons
ghee 3 tablespoons

Instructions

In a wide bowl, take the flours . Add in the salt , turmeric powder and 2 tablespoons oil . Mix all the ingredients.
Start adding required water gradually and knead the ingredients to form a smooth nonsticky dough.
Add another tablespoon oil and grease the final dough completely . Cover and rest the dough for 15 minutes.
Starting with the stuffing part , firstly , dry roast peanuts until they show discoloration, turns crunchy . Remove from the heat . Transfer roasted peanuts to a dry plate .
Secondly , dry roast white sesame seeds until they turn golden . Remove from heat and transfer to a plate .
Cool both the roasted ingredients completely.
In a grinder , add the cooled ingredients along with jaggery, cardamom seeds into a powder . Neither too smooth nor too coarse consistency prefered.
Ground mixture looks like this .
Take small portions of the ground mixture and hold even small sized balls . Keep them aside .
Coming to our dough , divide dough into small sized balls that are slightly larger than the sesame peanut balls .
Roll each of the dough ball into a small disc . Stuff sesame peanut ball in . Seal the filling completely . Repeat steps .
Sealed balls are ready.
Brush sufficient oil on a baking sheet . Place one stuffed ball on the sheet . Roll the ball into a thin poli . Similarly roll remaing balls .
Shallow fry the polis one by one on a hot tawa. Drizzle ghee . Add extra ghee if prefered. Shallow fry both sides until polis give out golden brown spots .
Sesame Peanut Obbatus/ Puran Polis / Holiges are ready .