sweet potato poli

   

             My mom used to make polis either with chenna dhal or with coconut & jaggery. But me tried this one with sweet potato for karthigai deepam.  When i was a kid we used to preserve our crackers for karthigai deepam. Its like mini deepavali for us. We light up all places like windows, doors, varanda (patio) especially over the rangoli on the entrance. Here me not able to light up on the patio doors,  credit goes to the snow.

Ingredients:

For the dough
                             Maida  flour                  -                   1 cup
                           Wheat flour                     -                   1/4  cup
                            Ravai                              -                   1 tsp
                            salt                                 -                    a  pinch
                             oil                                  -                    2 tsp

For the stuffing
                           sweet potato                   -                   3 medium size  i.e. 11/2 cup ( Boiled & mashed)
                           shredded cocnut              -                   1/4 cup
                           sugar                               -                   1/2 cup
                           cardamom  pdr                -                   1/2 tsp

Method:

• For the dough add the ingredients one by one, kneed it well.
• For the stuffing mix everything together
• Take twice the amount of stuffing for the dough
• Roll the dough for 3"  -  fill the stuffing -  cover from all the side  & roll it again
• Heat the flat pan (thawa)  for high level , fry the poli  each side for 1 minute.
• spread some ghee while frying to enhance the flavor.