Poli or Obatu or Babbatlu

This dish is widely Known as Poli in TamilNadu ,Obatu in Karnataka, and Babbatlu in Andra Pradesh. There r lot of varieties in it like Channa Dal + Jaggery stuffed sweet Poli, Dalya +chilly powder (spicy) Poli, Coconut Poli , Vegetable Poli.......and so on.

Here I've posted the Channa dal +jaggery stuffed recipe. This should be served with ghee spread on top and with any fruit(Mango or banana) pudding.

Ingredients

For 6 poli

Channa Dal -3/4 Cup

Grated or powdered Jaggery -3/4 Cup

Maida -3/4 cup

Turmeric powder -1/12 spoon

Salt, Oil

Ghee

Preparation

Take a bowl. Transfer maida ,salt, turmeric powder to it. Add water little by little and knead it to a soft dough. Add 3 Spoon of oil and knead it again. Leave it to rest for at least 3 to 4 hrs. Then make 6 balls out of it. Keep aside.

Boil Channa dal in a pot with enough water. Don't boil them in pressure cooker cause it might get over cooked. Boil till soft. It should be easy smash. Filter the water. Transfer to a tissue paper to absorb excess water for few seconds then immediately transfer to mixer. Add the grated jaggery to it. Grind it to form a thick paste ,don't add water. Now transfer the stuffing to a bowl. Make 6 balls out of it. This ball should be bigger than maida balls.

Now Take a thick plastic paper. Apply enough oil to it. Take a maida ball place it in the middle and press it with Ur fingers (use Ur index finger, middle finger and ring finger) to form a medium size ,next place stuffing ball on it. Cover it all together to form a big ball. Roll it in Ur palm. Then again place it in the sheet. Press it with Ur finger (I heard my friend using Roller Pin instead of pressing with finger but I felt using finger is easy and not messy). Do slowly if u r doing for the first time don't hurry it up. First press in the middle next edges again middle then edges........keep repeating the same till it is thin.

Now heat a Tava or pan. Just dribble oil on it. Now transfer the poli to the tava. If there is enough oil in the sheet it would come out easily without breaking so, always make sure to put enough oil before placing the balls. Now pour oil on the sides of the poli. Leave it to roast for 1 or 2 minutes then turn it over, again it might take 2 or more minutes. Transfer to a plate and apply ghee on top. Now Poli is ready to serve.