Rava / Semolina Paal Poli/ Milk Poli

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Paal Poli or Milk Poli is a sweet delicacy from Tamilnadu . Its a traditional sweet , which melts in the mouth and is extremely easy to make .  Its generally served in weddings and on  special occasions and festivals like  Pongal , Aadi Velli , Navaratri , Deepavali etc.  Pooris  made from Maida or Semolina are  deep fried  and then soaked in thick Payasam or Kheer , made from full cream milk . Its a sweet which is not overly sweet and is like by all age groups. For  Semolina Paal Poli , Chiroti Rava or very fine Rava is used .

Ingredients

Ingredients for Paal Poli

  1. Semolina  ( Chiroti ) 2 cups
  2. Salt  a pinch
  3. Water to make  dough   1 cup
  4. Ghee  8 teaspoons  ( for kneading the dough)
  5. For the Paal or Milk
  6. Milk 1 litre
  7. Sugar 1 cup
  8. Cardamom half a teaspoon
  9. Kesari powder  a pinch
  10. Saffron  few strands  ( optional )
  11. Pachaikarpooram / Edible camphor   a pinch
  12. Ghee for deep frying

Method

Method to make Paal Poli

  • Knead the semolina adding salt with sufficient water to make a stiff dough .  Rest the dough for half an hour or so.
  • Smear four teaspoons of ghee and pound with a pestle on a hard floor or counter top , till it becomes soft .
  • Smear once again with some ghee and knead vigorously . pound again and keep aside for half an hour .
  • Meanwhile boil milk and cook on low heat till it reduces or becomes  s a little thick. Add sugar and mix well .
  • Add cardamom ., pachaikarpooram , saffron and stir.
  • Keep aside .
  • Heat ghee in a kadai .  Keep the ghee in low fire .
  • Make  pin pong sized balls from the dough and roll them to small polis . Check if the ghee, has reached the correct temperature, to deep fry . Add a bit of a dough into the ghee .
  • If it sizzles and comes up, its ready to be deep fried .
  • Deep fry polis,  in hot ghee , as they swell up , on both sides , remove and drain .
  • Soak the polis, in the milk .
  • After you soak the first poli in milk , deep fry the second poli . When its drained . remove the first poli from the milk and add the second poli to the milk.
  • Repeat for the rest of the Polis.
  • Arrange all the soaked Polis in a plate , in the end and pour rest of the milk , left . Garnish with nuts and saffron , if  desired .

Note

  • Do not soak the Polis for a long time in milk . Remove in them in two  to three minutes .
  • Otherwise the Polis may tear , while serving .
  • The Poli dough , can  be made with the combination of maida and semolina or with maida alone .