Name: Paal Poli / Milk Poli recipe by Subhashni Venkatesh at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Milk 500 ml; All purpose flour / maida 5 tbsp; Sooji / rava / Semolina 3/4 tbsp; Salt as per taste; Cashews 5 powdered very coarsely together; Almond 5 powdered very coarsely together; Sugar 5 tbsp; Cardamoms 3 powdered together; Oil for frying; Saffron strings 3 or 4

ABOUT Paal Poli / Milk Poli RECIPE

A traditional dessert of tamilnadu cuisine which I learnt from my Grandma. She did this nearly 25 years ago when I was doing college. I still remember the delicacy and taste of the dish when it was made by her.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Milk 500 ml
All purpose flour / maida 5 tbsp
Sooji / rava / Semolina 3/4 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Cashews 5 powdered very coarsely together
Almond 5 powdered very coarsely together
Sugar 5 tbsp
Cardamoms 3 powdered together
Oil for frying
Saffron strings 3 or 4

Instructions

Mix maida and Rava together with half a pinch of salt and add water to knead to a soft dough to the roti dough consistency. Apply a teaspoon of ghee on the dough and keep it aside closed.
In a broad heavy bottomed or non stick pan boil milk. While the milk is getting boiled in another stove heat oil in a pan and keep it in medium flame.
Take small marble size balls from the dough and roll to small circles. Fold them to half and then to quarters and gain make them to a small circle.
To get perfect round use a box lid and press it on the rolled rotis. Keep the rotis at the side.
Add saffron strings and powdered sugar and nuts to boiling milk once the milk becomes 3/4 in quantity. Mix well and once the milk becomes thick switch off the stove.
Start frying the pooris in the oil when it is heated well to golden brown. Let the fried pooris be dropped into he milk after the oil is drained.
While serving take the pooris out and pour a lade of creamy milk on it and serve.

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