Khoya Poli | Mawa Paratha | How to Prepare Khavyachi Poli

 How to Prepare Khava Poli / Khoya Paratha /  Mawa Paratha

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Hello Everyone,
Today's recipe is of khava poli; it just melts in the mouth. If you are in a hurry and no time to

prepare Puran poli then definitely this instant khava poli will save you and this Khava Poli is taste heavenly with ghee. Khavyachi poli is a traditional Maharashtrian recipe and is prepared during a festival. It is rich in taste, and sweet and creamy khava makes it one of my favorites. I remember my mother used to give me this Khava Poli in a tiffin box. Give a try to this recipe on a festive day or a party, to surprise your family and guests by preparing something sweet and rich in taste within 10 minutes of your time.

Preparation Time : 5 Minutes ; Cooking Time : 10 Minutes.

Each Khava Poli carries 223 kcal.

Ingredients :

1. Khoya 1 cup, (I have used Homemade Khoya)
   

   
2. Almond meal 2 tbsp
3. Cardamom powder 1 tsp
4. Powdered sugar ½ cup
5. Wheat Flour 1 ½ cup
6. Salt 1 tsp
7. Veg.oil 1 tsp
8. Ghee 1 tbsp

Recipe :

To Make Dough :

1. In a mixing bowl add wheat, salt and veg.oil 1 tsp and by adding water knead a normal dough as in roti / paratha and keep aside.

To Make Stuffing of Khoya :

1. In another bowl add grated khoya(I have used homemade fresh khoya), dry fruits meal and powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Mix all very well and divide it into equal portions.

To Make Khoya Poli :

1. Divide dough into equal portions and take one dough ball, roll out one portion of the dough into a 4 to 5 diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling or you can roll dough by using fingers as shown in video.
   

   
2. Place a portion of the Khoya or Mawa stuffing in the center and fold the edges of the dough over the filling. Pinch the edges together to seal the filling.
3. Flatten the dough and roll again to make Khoya poli using a little whole wheat flour for rolling.
4. Cook on a tava over a
   

   

   medium flame, till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides by smearing ghee or oil.
5. Repeat with the remaining dough and make more khava polis. Smear a little ghee on each khoya poli and serve hot.
6. Here, delightful, flavorsome and sweet Khoya or Mawa  Poli is ready to serve. Serve hot with milk, ghee. Enjoy!!!
   

Tips :

• Instead of almond meal, you can also use dry roasted gram flour to prepare khoya stuffing.
• Instead of wheat flour, you can use all purpose flour / maida or half wheat flour and half all purpose flour can be used to prepare the poli.
• While rolling the Poli, be careful, if you are making first time you can use rice flour to roll Poli.
• If dough formed is hard then keep it covered for an hour or two.
• If you have leftover Khoya peda or burfi you can prepare instant Khoya Poli.

Dietary Comments :

Based on a 2000 calorie diet.

It makes 7 servings.

Per serving contains 223.57 calories, along with carbohydrates - 31.17 g, dietary fibers - 1 g, fats - 9.08 g, proteins - 4.48 g.  

Health Benefits Of :

Wheat Flour :

• Helps to improve metabolism.
• Helps to prevent type 2 diabetes - consumption of whole grain wheat promotes healthy blood sugar control.
• Helps to prevent constipation, lowers blood cholesterol and might help you lose weight.

Khoya :

• Khoya or mawa promotes bone health as it has high calcium, protein, reduces blood pressure and promotes eye health.
• Milk is good for bone health and muscle building, as it is richest source of calcium and vitamin D.
• Milk also helps to prevent osteoporosis, reduces blood pressure due to its potassium content.

Good Time To Eat :

          It's good to eat khava poli for lunch or as a dessert too!

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy!!!

Navratri special Festival and Fasting Recipe Series: Rajgira Paratha

How to prepare Navratri special festival and  fasting recipe rajgira paratha

#DasaraCelebration #FestiveRecipe #FastingRecipe #NavaratriSpecial #RajgiraThalipeeth #AaichiSavali 

Hello Everyone,

Navratri special upvas ka Rajgira Thalipeeth. There are very few recipes that are perfect for fasting days, and one among them is Rajgira Thalipeeth. Rajgira Paratha or Thalipeeth is one of healthy, easy and gluten-free rajgira flour recipe suitable for fasting / upvas. Normally for singhara, kuttu, and rajgira paratha, puri is made with potato using as a binding agent, so here I have used potato, so this is a great recipe for upvas as most of the upvas recipes revolve around the potato. You can even make this for tiffin box if you are working during upvaas.
         This Rajgira Thalipeeth is a low-calorie recipe as it's not fried as like puri. The recipe is very simple, delightful and needs few ingredients and 10 minutes of your time.
        A vegetarian, vegan and also gluten free and high protein, low-calorie Rajgira Thalipeeth / Paratha are made from healthy and nutritious rajgira flour dough along with the potato. We can say it as  Farali Paratha / upvas ka Paratha and makes for perfect food to take you through the long hours of upvass/fasting especially during work days.

Preparation Time : 5 Minutes ; Cooking Time : 10 Minutes.
Each Paratha Contains 124 kcal.

Ingredients :

1. Rajgira flour 1 cup
2. Potatoes 2, boiled and mashed
3. Ginger 11 g paste
4. Coriander leaves 2 tbsp, chopped
5. Red chilli powder ½ tbsp
6. Cumin seeds 1 tsp
7. Green chilli, 3 strips, chopped.
8. Salt 1 tsp
9. Veg. oil 1 tbsp

Recipe :

To Make Dough :

1. Boil and mash the potatoes, in a mixing bowl place rajgira flour, boiled potatoes, cumin seeds, green chilli and ginger paste,
   

   

   salt, coriander leaves,and mix well with hand. Now start adding water in small quantity and make a dough, be careful with water, add less. Make soft dough.

To Make Paratha or Thalipeeth :

1. Divide the dough into equal portion, grease hand with oil Place wet plastic bag or parchment paper on floor. Take 1 ball from dough and spread
   

   

   dough on the plastic or parchment paper to form a Thalipeeth you can use rolling pin to roll paratha. If dough sticks to your fingers, just add oil over paratha and spread dough in circular shape.
2. Or and roll one portion of dough into ball and flatten it, now just this with rajgira atta and roll gently into paratha, it will be thicker than roti and do this gently or avoid paratha from breaking, keep adding dry flour as required.

To Cook Paratha / Thalipeeth :

1. Heat a tava  and place rolled paratha, cook in medium heat for a min or until light brown patches starts to appear. Flip the paratha and apply oil or ghee, turn again and apply oil/ghee on another side, cook for another minute or until both sides gets cooked well. Repeat for rest of dough.
2. Here, tasty, healthy and gluten free Rajgira Thalipeeth or Paratha is ready to serve. Serve hot or warm with curd, aloo sabzi, chutney, or anything of your falahari choice. Enjoy!!!
   

My Take :

• You can avoid ginger if you don't eat.
• Take care while rolling, add oil well and be gentle, don't apply too much pressure.
• You can add grated carrots too if you like.

Dietary Comment :
Based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Per serving contains 124 calories, along with carbohydrates - 19.9 g, dietary fibers - 3.42 g, fats - 3.93 g, proteins - 4.81 g. As it is a good source of vitamins and minerals, it contains Vit.A - 6.8 %, Vit.C - 27.4 %, Iron - 9.2 %.

Health Benefits of Rajgira :
Rajgira is a good source of calcium, protein and amino acids and is rich in iron, magnesium and Vitamin A, B and C too.
1. Digestion: amino acids in Rajgira makes it the perfect fasting grain. It is easy to digest and curtails hunger. Consumption of Rajgira during fasts keeps one satiated.
2. Diabetes: it is suitable for diabetics because it helps in reducing hyperglycemia.
3. Heart health: Rajgira is a heart-healthy grain, it also contains unsaturated fatty acids and soluble fiber, which help in reducing blood cholesterol levels.
4. Bone Health: Rajgira also reduces one’s risk of osteoporosis, because it has twice the amount of calcium as milk.
5. Eye Health: Researchers found that consuming rajgira on a daily basis, can help improve one’s eyesight.
Rajgira entirely gluten-free, which means that anyone who is celiac or gluten intolerant can freely incorporate it into their diets without having to worry about any repercussions.

Good Time To Eat :
           It is good to eat Rajgira Thalipeeth / Paratha for breakfast, lunch and evening snack. Super healthy, it could be the morning boost you’ve been looking for.

Eat Healthily, Stay Healthy!!!

Festival recipe series: Puran Poli |पुरणपोळी | Holige (ಹೋಳಿಗೆ) | Bobbatlu

How to prepare Maharashtrian Style Puranpoli.


Hello Everyone,
Today's recipe is my favorite one and its identity of  Maharashtrian cuisine that is Puranpoli.

India is a land of diverse languages, food and culture and when you visit any Indian household, and you won't be able to leave without being served a traditional variety of food. So today's recipe of Puranpoli is one of top Indian sweet flatbread recipe and which prepared during Dasara, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi or any other festive occasion.
             In wheat flour rotis with a delicious, sweet and aromatic Puran stuffing in the middle. The Puran which is made with a mixture of boiled, mashed chana dal cooked with jaggery and cardamom powder melts as it hits your tongue. With a dollop of ghee as it is known in Marathi. In Marathi the sweet filling is called as Puran and bread is called Poli. Let's celebrate this Dasara by preparing this delightful, aromatic and mouth-watering Puranpoli.

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes; Cooking Time: 30 Minutes

Each Puranpoli Contains 222.6 kcal.

Ingredients :

To Make Dough :

1. Wheat Flour 1 ½ cup
2. Salt ½ tsp
3. Turmeric powder ½ tsp
4. Ghee/veg oil 1 tbsp
5. Water as required to knead the dough

To Make Puran / Stuffing :

1. Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 1 cup
2. Jaggery (गुळ) grated 1  cups
3. Turmeric powder ½ tsp
4. Cardamom powder 1 tsp
5. Nutmeg powder ¼ tsp
   

   
6. Ghee / veg.oil 1 tbsp
7. Water 3 cups

Recipe :

To Make Dough :

1. In a mixing bowl add wheat flour, salt, turmeric powder, and ghee/oil and knead into a soft dough using enough water.
2. Drizzle some oil over the dough, cover, and keep aside.

To Make Puran / Stuffing for Puranpoli :

1. Clean and wash chana dal and soak in water for about 1 to 2 hours.
2. Dissolve the saffron in a 2 tsp water in a bowl, mix well and keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Combine the dal with 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker, add 1 tbsp ghee or oil, ½ tsp turmeric powder, and mix
   

   

   well and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles. Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
4. Turn on flame and heat 1 tbsp ghee in a broad non-stick pan, add cooked chana dal and jaggery, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 10 to 12 minutes or till the mixture thickens, while stirring
   

   

   continuously and mashing at regular intervals.
5. Add the cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and mix well.
6. Now, turn off the flame, cool Puran slightly, place it into the grinder and grind it to make fine consistency and divide it into equal portions and keep aside.

To Make Puran Poli :

1. Divide dough into equal portions and take one dough ball, roll out one portion of the dough into a 4 to 5 diameter circle using a little whole wheat flour for rolling or you can roll dough by using fingers as shown in the video.
2. Place a portion of the filling in the center and fold the edges of the dough over the filling. Pinch the edges together to seal the filling.
3. Flatten the dough and roll again to make Puranpoli, using a little whole wheat flour for
   

   

   rolling.
4. Cook on a tava over a medium flame, till it turns golden brown in color from both the sides by smearing ghee or oil.
5. Repeat with the remaining dough and make more Puran polis.
   Smear a little ghee on each Puran poli and serve hot.
6. Here, delicious, aromatic, and authentic Maharashtrian Puran Poli is ready to serve. Serve hot with milk, ghee. Enjoy!!!
   

Tips :

• You can also use toover dal (turdal) to prepare to fill.
• Jaggery can be replaced by using sugar.
• Instead of wheat flour, you can use all-purpose flour/maida or half wheat flour, and a half all-purpose flour can be used to prepare the poli.
• While rolling the Poli, be careful, if you are making first time you can use rice flour to roll Poli.
  

  
• If Dough formed is hard then keep it covered for an hour or two.
• If the channel dal and jaggery or sugar mixture isn't uniform, first grind it to make a smooth Filling and then dry it in a pan.
• When rolling the Poli, do it with a light hand such that it moves with ease.

Dietary Comments :

Based on a 2000 calorie diet.

It makes 8 servings.

Per serving contains 222.6 calories, along with carbohydrates - 38.01 g, dietary fibers - 4.95 g, fats - 4.93 g, proteins - 6.43 g.  

Health Benefits Of :

Jaggery :

• Digestion - It helps to prevent constipation, by activating digestive enzymes, which helps in digestion of food.
• It helps to flush out toxins from body, it acts like a detox.
• Boost Immunity - It is loaded with antioxidant and minerals which helps to protect against infection.
• Purifies blood - benefits of jaggery is its ability to purify the blood. When consumed on a regular basis and in limited quantities, it cleanses the blood, leaving your body healthy.
• Anaemia - Jaggery is rich in iron and folate which help prevent anaemia by ensuring that a normal level of red blood cells is maintained. This is especially beneficial for pregnant women.

Wheat Flour :

• Helps to improve metabolism.
• Helps to prevent type 2 diabetes - consumption of whole grain wheat promotes healthy blood sugar control.
• Helps to prevent constipation, lowers blood cholesterol and might help you lose weight.

Chana Dal :

• Chana dal is packed with minerals like manganese, magnesium, phosphorus and thiamine. Manganese increases your energy levels and also boosts your overall immunity.
• Diabetes : Chana dal has a low glycemic index, which makes it good for diabetic patients. High fibre content along with high protein and iron also helps in managing the blood sugar level.
• Digestion : The high fibre content in chana dal keeps all kinds of digestive disorders at bay, thus keeping the digestive system healthy. High fibre and high iron content found in chana dal reduce the risk of bowel complications like constipation.
• Anaemia : Chana dal is an extremely rich source of iron. It helps in preventing anaemia. So, people at a high risk of anaemia, women (pregnant, lactating and menstruating) and growing children should include chana dal in their daily meals.

Good Time To Eat :

          It is good to eat Puranpoli for lunch or as a brunch.

Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy!