Coconut poli
Coconut poli / / Thengai poli / Kayi obbatu / Kayi holige recipe with detailed step by step photos. This is delicious sweet recipe from South indian cuisine. And this sweet is must for festivals like Bhogi, avani avittam and for ugadi. Coconut poli or thengai poli or kayi holigea is very simple to make and you can find in all sweet shops and boli stalls. The outer cover/ dough is made of maida, and we use Coconut and jaggery for stuffing. This stuffing or pooranam is the same which we make for our Poorana Kozhukattai.For Outer cover (dough)- In a large bowl take Maida / all purpose flour, Turmeric and pinch of salt- Then slowly add water and start kneading- Knead it to a soft dough and pour some oil on top and knead it once again- Pour some oil on top this helps in getting soft poli/boliStuffing- In a pan add jaggery and Water and Bring it to boil- Once the bubbles appears add the shredded coconut and mix it in low flame ( no string consistency required for jaggery syrup- Mix the coconut with jaggery syrup well- Cook till it thickness and add cardamom powder and mix well make and switch of the flame. Now the inner stuffing/ pooranam is ready )To make boli- Knead the dough once again- Take equal size dough and Stuffing in a butter paper / Banana leaf / Plastic sheet- Spread the dough gently with your hands and place the stuffing inside- Cover it and seal the edges- Now again flatten it with your hands gently apply oil to your hands so it does not stick- Heat a tawa and place the boil slowly- Cook on the both sides and drizzles some ghee on top- Serve it with a dollop of ghee for extra taste
Ingredients
dough
- 1 cup Maida / all purpose flour
- pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric
- 4 tbsp Oil
Stuffing
- 1.5 cup Coconut
- 3/4 cup Jaggery
- 3-4 tbsp water
- 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
Instructions
For Outer cover (dough)
- In a large bowl take Maida / all purpose flour, Turmeric and pinch of salt
- then slowly add water and start kneading
- Knead it to a soft dough and pour some oil on top and knead it once again
- Pour some oil on top this helps in getting soft poli/boli
Stuffing
- In a pan add jaggery and Water and Bring it to boil
- Once the bubbles appears add the shredded coconut and mix it in low flame ( no string consistency required for jaggery syrup
- Mix the coconut with jaggery syrup well
- Cook till it thickness and add cardamom powder and mix well make and switch of the flame. Now the inner stuffing/ pooranam is ready )
To make boli
- Knead the dough once again
- Take equal size dough and Stuffing in a butter paper / Banana leaf / Plastic sheet
- Spread the dough gently with your hands and place the stuffing inside
- Cover it and seal the edges
- Now again flatten it with your hands gently apply oil to your hands so it does not stick
- Heat a tawa and place the boil slowly
- Cook on the both sides and drizzles some ghee on top
- Serve it with a dollop of ghee for extra taste
