January 4, 2019

Paal Poli Recipe – Milk Poli – Paal Poori Recipe

Paal poli recipe also known as paal poori ( milk poli) is a traditional south Indian dessert recipe. This sweet is prepared with poori and sweetened milk. Poori can be prepared with maida / all purpose flour or chiroti rava. Similarly sweetened milk can be made by boiling and reducing the milk adding sugar or by adding condensed milk.

Paal poli is usually served in Tamil brahmins wedding feast. They also make it for festivals like Tamil new year, avani avittam, bhogi and krishna jayanthi. I have tasted this in my friend’s house but she had dipped the maida poori in badam milk. I loved it very much and wanted to try at home. Finally I prepared it for this New year celebration and thought of starting my 2019 recipes with this delicious sweet.

As this is my first attempt, I followed an authentic recipe from my cookbook collections. Sendhil loved it very much. I liked it too. Though the procedure seems to be lengthy, it can be prepared easily. Just make maida poori and dunk in sweetened, reduced milk. I served it by garnishing with lots of nuts and saffron for enhanced flavor and taste.

Friends, do try this yummy paal poli recipe for festivals and occasions at home. I am sure your family members would love it. Lets see how to make paal poli recipe with step by step pictures.

Paal poli recipe / Paal poori / Milk poli recipe

Traditional South Indian dessert recipe - Paal poli prepared using maida poori and sweetened milk.

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Sweet

Serves: 6

Prep time: 15 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 25 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml

Maida / all purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Coarse Rava / Semolina / Sooji - 1/2 tbsp
Ghee - 1/2 tsp
Salt - a pinch
Water - as needed

For sweetened milk

Milk - 1/2 liter ( 2 cups)
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Edible camphor - a pinch (optional, I used it)
Chopped cashew nuts, badam, chironji - a handful
Saffron threads - few

HOW TO MAKE PAAL POLI

To make paal poli, take maida, rava, ghee and salt in a bowl. Mix well.
Add water gradually and make a smooth, non-sticky, stiff dough.
Let the dough rest for 15 minutes. Cover and keep it aside.
In the mean time boil milk. Boil till its reduced slightly.
Add sugar, cardamom powder and chopped nuts. Mix well and switch off the flame.
After 15 minutes, take the dough. Knead well. Roll thick, small poori by dusting in maida.
Heat oil in a kadai. Deep fry poori both the sides. Do not over fry like papad.
Remove the poori, drain the oil and add to milk.

PAAL POLI RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

In a wide bowl, take maida, rava, salt and ghee. Mix well to spread ghee in the flour.

Add water gradually and make a smooth, non-sticky, tight dough. Knead for few minutes. Cover and rest for 15 minutes to 30 minutes.

In the mean time boil milk in a pan. When its quantity is reduced slightly, add sugar, chopped nuts and saffron. Boil till sugar melts and switch off the flame. Add a pinch of powdered edible camphor for nice flavor. Its optional though.

Take the dough and knead for a minute. Make lemon sized balls. Dust it with maida if needed. Roll into thick, small poori.

Heat oil to deep fry. Check oil temperature by dropping a pinch of dough. If it rises to the top immediately, its heated. Drop one poori and pat it gently. It will puff up and comes to top. Flip and cook the other side. Remove and drain the oil. You can fold into half moon shape if you wish.