Gummadikaya Bobbatlu ~ Pumpkin Poli Recipe

Ingredients :

• Grated Pumpkin : 3 cups
• Powdered Jaggery : 1 to 1.5 cups
• Maida : 3/4 cup
• Cardamom Powder : 1 tsp
• Ghee

Method :

Stuffing :

Take a heavy bottomed pan and fry the grated pumpkin with a tablespoon of ghee for 5 minutes. Now add the powdered jaggery to it and mix well. Allow the jaggery to melt and cook on a medium flame till it becomes thick. When the mixture starts thickening, add the cardamom powder and stir well. When the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan, remove from the heat. Allow it to cool and roll into a round shape balls.

Dough :

In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and little ghee and mix thoroughly. Add water and make into a smooth dough just like our chapathi dough. Cover the dough with a lid and set aside for 1 hour. Divide the dough into equal size balls and set aside.

Making Poli : 

Take a ball of the dough and roll a little and place the pumpkin mixture in the middle and cover it from all sides towards the middle and press. Dust the platform with flour and roll out carefully into a round roti. Heat a tawa, sprinkle little ghee and cook the stuffed poli on both sides until brown spots appear. Serve warm. 

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