Carrot-Boli

#CarrotBoli [ #CarrotPoli ] :  #Boli or #Poli is usually a sweet stuffed pancake. Generally the sweet stuffing is made of bengal gram or coconut with jaggery. The sweet stuffing is called pooranam in Tamil. For a change I recently prepared boli with Carrot Halwa.  

Knead Dough for Boli 

or whole wheat dough for boli following the method given in the link. The dough should be made 4 to 5 hours before start making boli.
Keep ready a clean cellophane [ plastic ] sheet or plantain leaf to spread the boli.
Now over to the method of preparing carrot boli

Ingredients :
Carrot Halwa


Dough for Boli 

or whole wheat dough for boli
Oil and ghee to spread boli over the sheet and fry over tawa respectively.

Method : 
Take a plastic sheet or a small piece of plantain leaf.
Apply oil liberally  on the sheet.
Take a ball of boli dough and spread on the sheet with your hands to make a small round.
Keep a ball of stuffing at the centre and close it with dough.

Now oil your hand and spread evenly on the sheet.

Heat a tawa on a stove over  medium flame.
When its hot add oil on the tawa.
Transfer the boli onto the tawa.
Add oil/ghee over and around the boli.
Cook well till both sides turn golden color.

Transfer on to a plate.
Continue doing the same way to prepare boli one by one.

Serve hot or cold. No need of any side dish.

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Boli-Varieties

#Boli or #Poli or #Paratha is stuffed pancake usually prepared during some special occasions or on festival days. The stuffing is generally used to be coconut jaggery pooranam 

or dhall coconut jaggery pooranam or potato masala. 

The dough for outer layer is made from maida or other flour in combination with either maida or whole wheat flour. The picture grid below takes you to recipes of boli.

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Boli/Poli & Paratha
Boli/Poli Dough with Maida	Boli/Poli with whole wheat flour	Boli/Poli
Aloo Thinai Boli/Poli	Boli/Poli-Sugar	Potato Paratha
Peas Potato Paratha	Potato Boli	carrot boli

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Potato-Boli

#PotatoBoli [ #PotatoPoli ] or #AlooPoli : This is a spicy variety of #Boli. The spicy stuffing is prepared with boiled potato. Boiled potao is mashed with coriander and other masala powders. Boli dough [ Boli maavu ] has to be kneaded well in advance. The stuffing has to be prepared just before start preparing boli. Now let us see the method of preparation.

Ingredients :
Boli dough [ Boli maavu ]
For Stuffing :
2 or 3	Potato
4 Tsp	Coriander leaves thinly chopped
1/2 Tsp	Red chilly powder [ adjust ]
1/2 Tsp	Coriander powder
1/2 Tsp	Cumin powder
a pinch	Turmeric powder
1/4 Tsp	Garam masala powder
1/2 Tsp	Salt [ adjust ]

Oil to make Boli on tawa.

Method :

Knead Boli dough [ Boli maavu ] well in advance say, six or eight hours before actual time of preparation.

Cover with a lid and keep aside.

Boil potato with salt till it becomes soft.

Peel off the skin and put in a wide mouthed vessel.

Add all the given powders and mash well without any lumps.

Finally add coriander leaves and mix well with hand.

Make palm sized ball and keep aside.

The taste and flavour will be distinct if the boli is spread on a plantain [ banana ] leaf.

But if its not available the boli can be spread on a clean and dry plastic sheet.

Grease the sheet with oil and your hand as well.

Keep a ball of dough on the sheet.

Give pressure and flatten the dough into a small circular disc.

Keep the potato stuffing at the center of the dough.

Then pull over the dough and completely cover the stuffing.

Flatten the ball using greased hand and make a thin circular boli.

Heat a tawa on a stove over medium heat.

Apply oil over the tawa.

Gently transfer boli from sheet on to the hot tawa.

Sprinkle oil over the boli.

Cook well on both sides and transfer on to a plate.

Enjoy with tomato sauce or any kurma.

It can be enjoyed with out any side dish.

This is one of the best lunch box items.

But completely cool down before packing in an air tight tiffin box.

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Boli-with-Whole-Wheat-flour

#Boli #PooranPoli : I have already shared the recipe for boli [#poli ] with you all. 
I followed traditional method to prepare boli dough where I used maida flour to make the dough.
A few days back I tried the same boli just the same way as making paratha but stuffed puran inside. More over I used multigrain whole wheat flour for the dough which is rich in fiber and other nutrients.
Now let us see the recipe.
Can make approx. 4 to 5 boli of approx. 15 cm dia.

Ingredients:
1 Cup	Multigrain Whole Wheat flour
1/4 Tsp	Salt
2 Tsp	Oil

Required quantity of Oil or ghee to make boli.

Method :
Prepare either kadalai paruppu pooranam 


or soya chunks pooranam as stuffing for boli.

Take the multigrain wheat flour in a basin. Add salt.

Add approximately 1/4 cup of water and knead into a soft dough.

Add oil and knead well to make it soft and elastic.

Divide the dough into 4 or 5 equal pieces.

Roll into a ball and keep aside.

Heat a tawa on a stove over medium flame.

Dust the rolling board with flour.

Roll a ball into approximately 6 to 7 cm diameter circular disc.

Keep a palm sized ball of pooran at the center of the disc.

Cover the pooranam completely by the dough.

Flatten the pooranam stuffed dough ball by hand.

Then roll into approximately 15 cm diameter circular roti/paratha using rolling pin by dusting with flour on and off.

Transfer the rolled boli gently over the hot tawa.

Allow half a minute to cook and then flip it.

Sprinkle oil over the boli and spread it using the dosai ladle.

Flip the other side and apply oil in the same way.

Transfer on to a serving plate once both sides of the boli turn golden color.

Yummy tasty boli is ready.

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