For preparing dough
take a clean mixing bowl and mix together maida, salt, turmeric powder and ghee. add water in intervals to make a sticky dough. pour oil, turn and coat oil on all sides, rest the dough for an hour
For chana dal filling
Fry the chanadal,and grind it along with turmeric powder, cardamom powder and jaggery to a paste. heat ghee in a pan and add the powder. fry till most of the moisture is gone and it comes together like a single ball. switch off. when it warm enough to handle, grease your palms and make 5 balls. keep it aside
For coconut filling
melt jaggery in a pan with little water until it gets thick. Add grated coconut and fry in simmer till ti leaves all moisture and thickens together switch off, when it warm enough to handle, grease your palms and make 5 balls. keep it aside
Filling the dough
take the dough and work again for a minute. divide the dough to 10 balls. flatten each portion and keep the puran poli filling/coconut filling in it, seal it carefully and keep it aside for at least 5 minutes. dust the floor and flatten each ball with filling to thin big disc. dust it enough so that it does not stick or tear.
Cooking puran poli
heat tawa and carefully transfer the puran poli to tawa. apply ghee and press it with help of ladle all over in simmer.
turn side, apply ghee and cook till light brown spots are seen on both sides
