Saffron flatbread filled with lentils & jaggery (puran poli) - Good Food Middle East

Saffron flatbread filled with lentils & jaggery (puran poli) - Good Food Middle East

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Fill Indian flatbreads with sweetened, spiced lentils for a snack often served during India’s Holi festival.

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Ingredients

  • 100g split yellow lentils (bengal gram or chana dhal)
  • 125g jaggery or light muscovado sugar
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
  • 250g plain flour
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • 1 tbsp melted ghee, plus extra for rolling and cooking
  • ¼ tsp saffron strands, soaked in 2 tbsp warm water

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