Indian Cooking Recipe : Puran Poli Ingredients : 1 cup chana dal 1 cup sugar 1½ cups maida 1 pinch kesar powder 1 tsp turmeric powder 8 tbsp oil 2-3 cardamom pods Method : Sieve maida. Mix kesar powder in ½ cup water and mix it with maida. Knead well using a little oil to make a soft dough. Keep aside for 1 to 2 hours. Wash chana dal and allow it to boil in water till it becomes soft. Decant water on top. Put sugar to the cooked dal. Turn over constantly, till it forms a lump. Grind to a smooth paste, without adding water. Before removing, put cardamom and grind for some time. Puran is ready. Make lime-sized pellets of 'puran' and an equal number of pellets of the 'dough'. Dust the latter with maida and roll into small puris. Keep a pellet of 'puran' on each puri. Enclose it fully with the puri, by folding up the edge all around. Spread a newspaper on wooden board. Roll the poli balls on it, into puris. Keep chapathi tawa on a low flame. Roast polis on both sides gently, 2 to 3 at a time. Lay the roasted puran polis on a clean piece of cloth. Ready to serve.