Milk Poli is one among the festive recipe which is simple, easy and delicious. It stays fresh for a day, so prepare only the quantity you require. In case when it’s leftover, this can also be refrigerated for a day, bring it room temperature and slightly heat them before you serve. A perfect sweet Diwali and RakshaBandhan to decorate the plate.

Let us move on to the recipe…

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Milk Poli / Paal Poli

Milk Poli / Paal Poli

Ingredients:

• Maida / All-purpose flour – 1 cup
• Salt – ¼ tsp
• Water – as required
• Oil – for deep frying
• Milk – ½ litre
• Coconut (grated) – 1 cup
• Sugar – 5 tbsp
• Food colour (red, yellow, green) – a pinch
• Saffron strands – few strands

Flour rolled and cut to flower shape

Getting fried

Getting soaked in milk

Grated coconut getting fried in ghee/clarified butter

Milk Poli / Paal Poli

Milk Poli / Paal Poli

Preparation:

• Take the all-purpose flour/maida along with salt and mix it well, pour in water little by little and start kneading the flour, roll it a ball.
• Pour in 3 tsp of oil, knead it again and roll it to a ball.
• Take small portions of the dough, roll it to small balls, flatten then with the rolling pin, and keep it aside. Cut them to desired shape if required.
• Meanwhile boil the milk, add in sugar and keep in medium flame until it reduces to half the quantity. Remove from fire and let it cool down.
• Heat oil the kadai for deep frying, gently drop the flatten poli one by one and swap the sides and fry them until golden brown.
• Drain the oil, soak the poli in the milk for few seconds and remove it to a plate (continue this with all the poli).
• Heat a tbsp. of ghee/clarified butter in a kadhai, add in the grated coconut and cook until the raw smell goes off.
• Transfer only the grated coconut to a plate, divide them to three portions, sprinkle the food color, powdered sugar over them and mix it well with your hands.
• Keep the leftover milk in low flame and let it reduce in quantity and thicken to a paste.
• Arrange all the poli’s in a plate, sprinkle the colored grated coconut, saffron strands and finally drizzle the thicken milk over it.

Do check out my Jeera Poli recipe in this link: https://madraasi.com/2015/08/30/jeera-poli/.

Do check out my other sweet recipes in this link: https://madraasi.com/recipes/snacks/