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Jeera Poli /Jeera Boli


We are entering the final week of Blogging Marathon #69 edition and this week is going to be an interesting theme with fewer ingredients.

I chose to share 4 ingredients recipe and for this theme the main ingredients to be 4.Any ingredient less than a teaspoon and garnishing cannot be considered.For day1,I am sharing a sweet recipe called jeera boli/poli,quiet popular in Madurai.

Jeera poli is simple yet easy to make sweet in which a fried poori is soaked in a jeera/sugar syrup and garnished.Hence the name Jeera Poli/boli. Garnishing the poli can be done with  chopped nuts and desiccated coconut.The garnishing is purely personal choice and availability of the ingredients.



                                               
                                         
                                                                              
                                                    Jeera Poli/Jeera Boli


                                                                  
   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10 minutes
   Cooking time ~ 30-35 minutes
   Makes ~ 8-10


  
 Ingredients



Ingredient
Quantity
All purpose flour/maida
1 cup
Sugar/sakkarai
3/4 cup
Salt
1/2 tsp
Oil
for frying pooris
Cardamom powder/ellakai
a pinch
Orange or yellow food color
a pinch
Desiccated coconut and
chopped nuts
as needed to garnish

 
  
  
 Method 
  • In  a mixing bowl take the all purpose flour,salt .Mix it well.Heat the pan with 2 tbs of oil and once it becomes hot add it to the flour and mix it thoroughly.Knead it with water and make a stiff dough.
  •  Let it rest for 30-40 minutes.Meanwhile in a pan take the sugar  and add water.Let it boil in a medium flame,till it becomes slightly thick.No need of any string consistency.Finally add the cardamom powder and food color.Put off the flame.
  • Divide the dough into 10 equal parts and roll into a smooth ball.Roll it into qa 3-4 inch disc.Apply some oil and fold it into half.
  • Then into quarter then roll it into a thin triangle.Continue for the rest of the dough balls.Heat oil in a pan and once it becomes hot fry it like a poori.
  • Remove it from the oil and drop it in the sugar syrup(jeera) and soak it for a minute.Then sprinkle the  desiccated coconut and chopped nuts.Arrange it on a plate.
  • Store it in an air tight container.







  • Round pooris can be made and fried then can be folded into half and served.
  • If the pooris are puffed up while frying also fine.Anyway its dipped in sugar syrup and served.
  • Saffron can also be added in the sugar syrup,for extra flavor.






Enjoy.................................







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11 comments:

  1. Jeera poli looks so.delicious Nalini! This is new to me though.. Your pictures are as usual very apealing to the eyes..

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  2. wow! looks so delicious and tempting.. Perfect presentation.. This is also called Bombay kaja?

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  3. Very very tempting and interesting ! I have bookmarked , i love flour based sweets , and this poli sounds just my kinds .

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  4. these look so delicious - OMG I want to try one right now!

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  5. Wow it looks too sinful. The pictures are amazing Nalini.

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  6. My grandma makes this poli often, ur pictures are ultimate Nalini.

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  7. Initially, I thought there was cumin in it. :))
    These polis sound mouthwatering.

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  8. I am not sure my earlier comment went through.

    Looks like Badami puri which I made sometime back. Love it!

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  9. This one is stunning yaar..too good..:)

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