Tamil Nadu
Thengai poli
Coconut and jaggery tucked into a thin flatbread. It is a pancake that went to a festival.
90 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original365kcal
3 gprotein
3 gfibre
90minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
7 steps- 1Mix the maida, turmeric and salt with water into a very soft, sticky dough. Pour 2 tbsp oil over, cover and rest for 1 hour.
- 2Melt the jaggery with a splash of water, strain, then add the coconut. Cook on medium, stirring, until thick and dry. Add cardamom and cool.
- 3Divide the dough and filling into 8 portions each. Roll the filling into balls.
- 4Flatten a dough ball on an oiled palm, place the filling in the centre, wrap and seal.
- 5Press out on oiled butter paper or banana leaf into a thin round with oiled fingers or a rolling pin.
- 6Flip onto a hot tawa, peel off the paper and cook on medium with a little ghee on both sides.
- 7Serve warm with a spoon of ghee.
Serve it like this
Fold into quarters on a plate with a spoon of warm ghee on top.
