Upwas Puran Poli - A to Z Maharashtrian Sweets
We are beginning the final week of this Mega Marathon on a Journey through the cuisines. I had opted to make AtoZ on Maharashtrian Sweets. Today's alphabet is U. I had a choice of making Ukadiche Modak or Undre for Ganesh Chaturthi. However, when I checked on the recipe, it's the same as how we make the Kudumulu or Kozhukattai.
Along with this version, we also make the fried Modak as well. I have two versions of this delicious dumpling. So I decided there was no point in repeating it. Ganesh Chaturthi is an important festival for us too and we make an elaborate feast on the day, which includes special Ganesh Chaturthi dishes.
Without these options, it was really tough to crack U and then somebody suggested Upwas dishes, which essentially starts with Upwas in the dish name. So I decided I will check out for these dishes. One of these dishes suggested was Upvasacha sheera, where the sheera is made of chestnut flour or Rajgira flour. I wanted to check out other options, that's when I came across a recipe from the maharashtrianrecipes site for Upwas Puran Poli.
It was such a delicious poli stuffed with aloo and the cover made with Rajgira flour/amaranth flour. All the Vrat dishes are mostly prepared with Singhare ka atta (water chestnut flour), kuttu ka atta (buckwheat flour), rajgira ka atta (amaranth flour), sama ke chawal ka atta (Barnyard millet).
I shopped for these flours and now need to check out for other recipes to use these flours.
Anyway coming back to the upwas puran poli, this is much like your regular puran poli, only the flour and stuffing used differs. I made the poli in two ways, first by rolling it out, second by the regular method of patting the disc out. Both works out fine. The polis are so delicious that you can enjoy it as such. These also stay good as potato is used and cooked with ghee.
Suma Gandlur says
Valli, I bought a bag of amaranth flour along with some millet flours recently and was looking for interesting recipes. This poli sounds yummy and besides, I haven't tried a sweet dish using potato.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
I need to start using this Rajgira flour. lot of yummy dishes.
vaishali sabnani says
I guess all vrat or upwas recipes have common ingredients . Potato is the most common and the most delicious . I am sure this sweet paratha must have tasted awesome .
Priya Suresh says
Omg, this polis goes directly to my to do list, wat a fantastic stuffing, completely drooling here.
Usha says
Potato puran poli must have tasted great.
Nalini's Kitchen says
Polis with potato and rajgira flour sounds yummy.Nice pick for the letter.
Gayathri Kumar says
I have a tough time finding these flours here. Need to try Nilgiris. The potato stuffing in a sweet is quite interesting. Looks super yum..
Harini-Jaya R says
Love this upwas poli, Valli. Great find.
Amara Annapaneni says
Potato stuffing sounds interesting for a Poli. I have to find this Rajgira flour seeing nice dishes, bookmarked:)
Kalyani says
Rajgira flour in a new version like poli- very interesting !!
Pavani N says
What an interesting puran poli Valli -- stuffing with potato and outer cover with rajgira flour sounds very very interesting. Your polis turned out awesome.
Sapana Behl says
Rajgira aloo sweet poli looks so nice.Love to try it sometime.
Smruti Shah says
Valli, I used to struggle with rajgira parathas until not long ago. And you have a stuffed version of it. That is super!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
After seeing many of your upwas recipes I am seriously considering fasting routine in my future. Lovely recipe!
Ruchi Indu says
I have heard people use sweet potatoes instead of potatoes on upwas days.... anyways a good recipe. As I said before I am in love with all your poli recipes
The Pumpkin Farm says
make simple puris using the rajgira flour, they are bit harder but taste amazing when hot, you can make them savoury with addition of chillies and salt...but i need to commend your research...this is a keeper of a dish...i am bookmarking this