28 September, 2015
Dates and sesame seeds Puranpoli | Kharjura ellu holige |
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Dates and sesame seeds holige is one of the yummy sweet dish containing Iron……! Iron is an important nutrient for our body and for our health. Iron carries oxygen around the body. If Iron stores are low then our body is prone to more frequent infections.
So getting the right amount of iron and other nutrients from food is very important. Now coming to this Holige/Puranpoli… Its a sweet dish without using any direct sweetener like… sugar or jaggery, If needed also, we use jaggery and that too in a very smaller proportion. This is the best thing what I like about this dish.
Besides it also has got the goodness of almonds, sesame seeds, dry coconut and poppy seeds. This can also be prepared as a sweet dish for functions or can be made for breakfast just like paratha, both the ways it serves the purpose.
I like the combo of temple chitranna & this Puranpoli. I’m planning to make dates paratha using chiroti rava (fine quality rava) also, shall post the pic here once I try it out.
The below quantity of ingredients yielded 4 holige or paratha, I have divided both the dough and the filling into 4 equal parts. But you can make them smaller also or keep it like shown in the pic.
By the way, you should also check these two special recipes on my blog, of which one is a traditional recipe from my state, Karnataka ie steamed rice flour stuffed hittina holige/bili holige & steamed Jowar flour stuffed hittina holige and one more is a special recipe made in my own way – Savoury/Spicy Puran Poli/Kharada bele holige. I do insist , you must definitely check these two amazing recipes here. And do not forget to let me know if in case you try these recipes, Thanks in advance.
Ingredients : measuring cup used – 200 ml
For the dough :
- Whole wheat flour – 1 cup
- Salt – a fat pinch
- Milk – 4 tbsp
- Water – little (if needed)
- Wheat or rice flour for dusting
For the filling :
- Dates (Kharjura) chopped finely – 3/4 cup
- Almonds – 20 nos.,
- Dry coconut flakes – 1/4 cup
- Sesame seeds (til) – 2 tbsp
- Jaggery/ brown sugar – a small piece (Optional)
- Poppy seeds (gasagase) – 1/2 tbsp
- Milk – 2 tsp (adjust)
PROCEDURE :
- Make a soft dough using the flour, milk and little water (if required) and knead well (I didn’t use water) divide into equal portions
- Toast the sesame seeds, almond, dry coconut and poppy seeds over a medium flame till they are light brown and allow it to cool.
- Grind everything (add in dates & jaggery too) into a fine powder and add in little milk at a time to form a dough and divide into equal portions
- Take a portion of the dough and stuff one portion of the filling and cover it properly
- Roll out into a circle, dusting with flour (I use rice flour). Cook on both the sides until light brown on heated tawa by smearing oil/ghee
- Serve hot with little ghee and warm milk
However you can also check few more recipes here which includes dates as main ingredient –Dates dosa/Kharjurada dosay , fresh dates milk shake , dates carrot soup , dry nuts & fruits semolina Panjeeri
However you can have a look at some more holige/Puran Poli recipes, Like –
- Pigeon peas/togari bele kayi holige – no grind method
- Khara holige/Savoury/spicy Puran Poli
- godhi hittina bele holige/wheat flour lentil Puran Poli
- ananas holige/Pineapple Puran Poli
- Kaayi holige/Coconut jaggery Puran Poli
- Sajjige holige/semolina stuffed Puran Poli
- haalu holige/Puran Poli paired with poppy seeds milk
- sihi genasina holige/sweet Potato Puran Poli
- Kadalebele holige/Bengal gram Puran Poli
- alasande kalu holige/black eyed beans Puran Poli
- badami holige/almond Puran Poli
- kadelebeejada holige/groundnut Puran Poli
- Sihi Kumbalakayi holige |Pumpkin Puran Poli | Video |
- Kobbari holige | Sakkare holige |
- Carrot stuffed sweet flat bread| Carrot holige|
- Banana holige | Banana Puran poli |
- Hittina holige | Bili holige |
- Beetroot Puran Poli | Beet Makhana Puran Poli |
- Gujarati Vedmi/Puran Poli