Gur aur Til ki Roti
Gur aur Til Ki Roti is a sweet flatbread very similar to Puran Poli that’s made across the many Indian States. This flatbread is made during Sankranthi with the harvest fresh Til and new jaggery.
Ingredients
For the Outer Layer
- 2 cups All purpose flour
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- A Pinch Turmeric powder
- 1 / 2 cup Milk
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- Water as required to knead the dough
- A Pinch Salt
For the Stuffing
- 1 cup Jaggery grated
- 3 tbsp Sesame Seeds toasted
- A Pinch Cardamom Powder
Instructions
Making the Outer Layer
- In a wide bowl, take the flour, ghee, salt, turmeric powder and rub well.
- Next, add the milk and mix well, then slowly add the water to knead to a soft pliable dough.
- Finally, add the oil and continue kneading till it gets incorporated well.
- Cover and let it rest for an hour.
For the Stuffing
- Grate the jaggery.
- Toast the sesame seeds in a hot pan, add this to the grated jaggery.
- Mix well along with Cardamom powder. Make small laddoos.
Making the Roti
- When you are ready to roll out, knead the dough again and pinch out balls.
- On a greased plastic sheet, take one ball of dough, flatten it and place the one sesame jaggery laddoo and cover all over.
- Gently pat it down to form a disc of about 6 diameters.
- Heat a tawa and when it is hot, transfer this disc and cook on both sides with ghee.
- Take care not to press too much as jaggery will start oozing out.
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