Sweet Pumpkin Boli (Puran Poli)

Deepavali (Diwali) traditions tin flame live on dissimilar for dissimilar people every bit Republic of Republic of India is then real various too each acre too portion has their ain legend, tradition too tastes. Our Deepavali tradition direct maintain evolved a lot from what nosotros direct maintain grown upward amongst to what nosotros exercise now. For my family, Deepavali (like many other festivals) was celebrated inward a low-key way. We did an fossil oil massage too took bathroom early on inward the morning, my virile someone bring upward would instruct us a box of assorted sweets too that was nigh it. My husband's trace of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement also did non celebrate Deepavali elaborately, but since they were all big foodies, they had to a greater extent than or less traditions with the dishes that they made for Deepavali. They brand a exceptional breakfast amongst vadas (deep fried lentil doughnuts) too boli (sweet stuffed apartment bread). After nosotros moved to the US, nosotros direct maintain form of made a mix of these along amongst a few others into our family's Deepavali traditions. Traditions like wearing an Indian attire to work, sharing Diwali goodies too going out for luncheon to an Indian eating seat amongst co-workers.

For today's recipe, I am making the boli amongst a seasonal touch. Traditionally boli is made amongst a dough too all operate flour (maida), too a sweetened lentil filling. I am but giving a seasonal too quick'n'healthy behaviour on to it yesteryear making it amongst whole wheat pastry flour too using sugariness pumpkin every bit the sugariness filling. Our farm lady has been bespeak me to crusade her newer multifariousness of pinkish pumpkin. That is what I direct maintain used for this recipe. The pumpkin is already sugariness to a expert extend too thence I did non sweeten it amongst whatever added sugar.


Ingredients:
For filling:
  • Sweet pumpkin - 1 loving cup (cubed, roasted too mashed)
  • Cardamom - 3-4 (skin removed too powdered)
  • Nutmeg - 1/4 tsp (freshly grated)
  • Himalayan common salt - a pinch
  • Finely shredded dried kokosnoot - two Tbs (optional)


For boli dough:
  • Whole wheat pastry flour - 1 1/2 cups
  • Sea common salt - a pinch
  • Pure organic ghee - 1 Tbs + niggling extra for spreading on the boli
  • Filtered H2O - 1/2 cup

Directions:
For Filling:
  • Preheat oven to 350 degree.
  • Peel too cube the pumpkin into 1 inch cubes.
  • Spread them on a baking canvass too roast for nigh 45 minutes.  Let them cool down.
  • Once they direct maintain cooled down, squeeze them amongst a fork.
  • Add freshly grated nutmeg, dry reason cardamom too laissez passer on aside.
  • This tin flame live on made ahead too kept refrigerated till you lot are ready to brand the boli.
  • When ready to make, add together himalayan common salt too optionally add together finely shredded kokosnoot (if the filling has extra moisture)

For Boli:
  • Mix all ingredients for dough too brand a strong dough too knead good too laissez passer on aside for nigh thirty minutes. 
  • Divide the dough into 8 equal sized balls. Divide the filling also into 8 balls. 
  • Take ane ball from dough, press it amongst your palms. Keep a filling ball inward the middle too embrace it amongst the dough. 
  • Roll it out into 4-5' diameter boli. Repeat for remaining dough too sugariness murphy stuffing.  
  • Heat a griddle on medium-high oestrus too the rolled out boli. Once you lot starting fourth dimension seeing minor bubbles, flip too ready on the other side. 
  • Repeat this for a duo of times to a greater extent than till bolis are cooked evenly on both sides, it would accept nigh 3-4 minutes inward total. 
  • While bolis are all the same warm, spread a pat of ghee on each side. 
  • Enjoy, Happy Deepavali!! 




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