Name: Sweet Puris (Paakatlya Purya) recipe by Amarendra Mulye at BetterButter
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For Puri batter : 1/2 cup - Rawa (Semolina); 1/2 cup - Maida (Refined flour); 2 tbsp - ghee; 2 to 3 tbsp - sour curd; Salt to taste; For Syrup : 1 cup - sugar; 1/2 cup - water; 1 - lemons juice; 2 tbsp - Saffron-Cardamom Syrup/Powder; For frying : Ghee (Or vegetable oil) as required; For Garnishing : Saffron strands; Almond flakes

ABOUT Sweet Puris (Paakatlya Purya) RECIPE

Pakatlya Purya literally means Puris soaked in sugar syrup. This traditional Maharashtrian recipe is prepared on festive occasions.

Ingredients Serving: 4

For Puri batter : 1/2 cup - Rawa (Semolina)
1/2 cup - Maida (Refined flour)
2 tbsp - ghee
2 to 3 tbsp - sour curd
Salt to taste
For Syrup : 1 cup - sugar
1/2 cup - water
1 - lemons juice
2 tbsp - Saffron-Cardamom Syrup/Powder
For frying : Ghee (Or vegetable oil) as required
For Garnishing : Saffron strands
Almond flakes

Instructions

To make the dough: Take Semolina and all-purpose-flour (maida) in a mixing bowl. Add salt to taste. Then pour hot ghee (Moain) in the flour.
Make the dough: Mix semolina, salt and flour together. Pour hot ghee into the flour. Knead into a tight dough with sour curd. Keep aside for 1 hour.
In a saucepan heat 1 cup sugar and half cup water. Boil till you get a one-string consistency. Turn off heat. Add lemon juice and saffron-cardamom syrup.
Make 18-20 small balls of the dough. Take each ball on a roller and roll it into flat circles (puris).
Heat ghee/oil in a pan on high flame and fry till they are light brown in colour. Dip them immediately into the sugar syrup making sure you coat both sides.
Garnish the syrup-coated puris with saffron strands and almond flakes.
Transfer it into an air-tight container and store them for 3-4 days.

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