Sweet Potato Poli, a scrumptious Indian dessert made with maida based outer cover and sweet potato and green moong based inner filling. Generally we make poli with channa dal filling or coconut filling. This sweet potato is a another variety of filling that is so tasty. Most of us know the Nutritional benefits of sweet potato. Because of its sweet nature, some of us doesn't like a dry curry made with sweet potato. Adding jaggery enhances the sweetness of sweet potato and also increases the taste of the whole dish. Also, we are going to add green moong which is also rich in protein. Try this Sweet Potato Poli and share your experience.
Preparation and Yield:
| Preparation time | 40 mins |
| Cooking Time | 40 mins |
| Yield | 12 |
| Recipe Category | Sweet |
| Recipe Cuisine | Indian |
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| Sweet Potato Poli Recipe | Sakkarai Velli Kizhangu Poli Recipe |
Ingredients for Outer Cover:
| Maida / All Purpose Flour | 1.5 Cups* |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Gingelly Oil | 1.5 Tablespoon |
| Salt | a Pinch |
| Lemon Juice | 1/4 teaspoon |
* 1 Cup = 250ml
For Filling: | Sweet Potato | 2-3 Whole or 1 Cup mashed |
| Green Moong | 1/4 cup |
| Grated Coconut | 1/4 cup |
| Grated Jaggery | 3/4 Cup |
| Cardamom Powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Water | 1/4 Cup |
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| Sweet Potato Poli Recipe | Sakkarai Velli Kizhangu Poli Recipe |
Method:
- First lets prepare the dough. In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt, turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon oil and mix everything well. Add water little by little and knead it to a smooth dough. If the dough is little sticky, add a teaspoon of oil again and knead it well. Cover it and set it aside for 30 mins
- Meanwhile lets prepare the filling. I have take 3 large sweet potatoes. Wash the sweet potato and pressure cook it allowing for 3-4 whistles. Peel and Mash the cooked sweet potato and set it aside
- Also in a vessel, take 1/4 cup green moong and add water and pressure cook along with the sweet potato. Mash the cooked green moong and set it aside
- Heat a pan. Add grated jaggery along with 1/4 cup water. Allow the jaggery to melt. Switch off the flame
- Strain the jaggery juice in another pan. Add mashed moong, sweet potato and grated jaggery and mix well
- Add cardamom powder and keep stirring the filling till it becomes thick without any moisture. Take this filling aside. Allow it to cool and then make lemon sized balls out of this filling
- Now, take the maida dough, make lemon sized balls out of the dough. Take a zip lock or plastic cover. Grease it with little oil. Also grease your fingers with oil. Place a dough ball on the zip lock and spread it to make a small circle.
- Place the filling ball in the center and close it to seal the filling inside the dough. Again using greased fingers gently spread the dough without squeezing the filling and roll it to a thin poli
- Repeat the same with rest of the dough and filling
- Heat a tawa. Cook each of the rolled poli one by one. Apply ghee and cook the poli in medium flame on both the sides
- The delicious Sweet Potato Poli are ready to serve!
