Pooranpoli

May 24th, 2008

pooranpoli

When family is over, we have a feast! Pooranpoli, also called gali rotli, are roti stuffed with sweet daal filling. They are made for a feast and eaten as a sweet bread with savory dishes.

This is a childhood favorite for my brother and me, and since the family is all together for a long holiday weekend, we had to have at least one big, home-made feast. Below is a photo series of the making of pooranpoli. I’m leaving you drooling with photos only for now, the recipe will have to come another day …

This goes to my family … until then, enjoy your family food traditions on this or your next holiday!

xoxo
MPG

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10 Responses to “Pooranpoli”

  1. maybelle's mom says:
    May 25, 2008 at 12:22 am

    oh, this makes me think of my grandmother–this is one of specialties.

  2. vegeyum says:
    May 26, 2008 at 12:35 am

    My goodness, these look so very very good.

  3. Peter G @ Souvlaki For The Soul says:
    May 26, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    MPG…don’t be so cruel. I need to see the recipe for this!…Hope you’re enjoying family time.

  4. Kajal@aapplemint says:
    May 27, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Aunty ! dont give all the puranpolis to Mo !!! save some for me too :pGosh Mo…u make me miss my mum now, all those lovely polis dripping with ghee !!! totally worth every calorie !u know what i like to have with this ….spicy n tangy mango acchar …. great contrast with the sweet polis.Hope u are having a gr8 weekend. Cheers

  5. MPG says:
    May 28, 2008 at 5:09 am

    Thanks you guys, it was fun seeing family after so long, and I ate too many of these! I am either being cruel or making you miss your families :( Next time, I will measure things for you to put up the recipe :)

  6. KayKat says:
    May 28, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    An all-time favourite – I love that first pic. Makes me want to reach out and grab one (or maybe three!)

  7. bee says:
    May 28, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    those looks way beyond fantastic.

  8. Shyam says:
    May 29, 2008 at 2:43 am

    Hey there Auntie (hehehe),I’ve never heard it called pooranpoli but this stuff reminds me of home. Sweet, incredibly unhealthy and totally awesome. hehehe. I used it eat it with kadhi.

  9. MPG says:
    May 31, 2008 at 10:06 pm

    Kaykat & Bee – Thank you :) I had to get them with all that ghee…it is probably one of the few foods I will accept with that much ghee ;) Nephew Shyam ;) I eat with kadhi, too! Pooranpoli is the real name, when we are little all we are told is gali rotli and it sounded so cute! Not a traditional food you want to eat everyday because it is so heavy to digest…so once a year maybe!

  10. Hetal says:
    May 31, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    These reminded me of my native place…..yummy Puranpolis!!