Dalia Sweet Polya

Time 20 Min

Ingredients

For dough
Wheat flour 2 cups
Oil 2-3 tsp
Salt to taste

For dalia stuffing

Dalia 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 1 cup

Hot water 1.5 cup

Pinch of salt

Ghee 2 tbsp

Fennel seeds powder 1/4 tsp

Two pinch of salt

Wheat flour 1/4 cup for dusting

Iron Tava

Butter 3-4 tsp

Method

Dalia preparation

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in pressure cooker, add dalia and pinch of salt, roast for 6-7 min till dalia turns light golden in colour. Then add cardamom powder, fennel seeds powder and hot water, cover with lid. Cook for 2 whistles. Allow it to cool. Open the lid. Check whether dalia has cooked properly or not means it should be soft and should not contain much water. Then add sugar, mix well and cook till it melts. It should not contain water. But should be enough moist to roll. Allow it to cool.

Dough preparation
Knead the dough just like chapati. The dough should not be too soft or too hard. Keep it aside for 15 min.

Actual method
Make 4 -5 portions of dough. Take one portion of dough apply little flour on the polpat or flat surface. Then roll gently to make chapati of 5-6 inch chapati. At center add 3-4 tsp stuffing. Then completely close the sides of chapati putting at the center. Press gently at the center and roll very softly with rolling pin. Make poli big and round in shape taking care that no stuffing should come out. Then heat the tava on high flame for 2-3 min then make a low flame. Then put poli on tava and apply little butter on upper side. Let it be for 1-2 min. Then flip the poli and roast. At this stage make medium flame. Roast the poli for about 3-4 min on medium flame till it becomes light golden brown.