Meena's Taste Mantra

Pazham Poli | Bun Poli | Mangalore Buns

A delicious combination of ripened bananas and wheat flour to make this soft bun - the Pazham Poli. Traditionally this is made using Refined Flour | Maida and Sugar but Amma, as usual gave her healthy twist in the form of Whole Wheat Flour and Jaggery. Taste is just awesome...a great way to make a nutritious snack for kids!

Ingredients:

1 Ripe Banana

2 tblsp Jaggery | Gur, grated

1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour

1 tsp Rice Flour

1/4 tsp Elaichi | Cardamom Powder

A pinch Baking Soda

Oil for frying

Method:

Make a smooth paste by grinding the ripe banana and grated jaggery.
In a mixing bowl, transfer the banana-jaggery paste and add whole wheat flour, rice flour, baking soda and elaichi powder.
Knead to make a stiff dough like the one we make for Puris. There is no need to add water. Keep aside the dough for 30 minutes.
In a kadhai, heat the oil and as the oil gets hot, roll out into small puris and keep aside. They should be a bit thicker than the normal puris.
Gently slide the rolled Bun Poli into the hot oil. As the Bun Poli begin to puff, gently flip them to the other side. The Bun Polis will puff beautifully.
Transfer them onto a tissue paper.
Pazham Polis are ready to be served as a snack. These can stay for upto 2 days, provided they have not been finished off by then.

You can easily seperate the Bun Polis into two parts as they puff up and its fun to eat them in such a manner! This is a very tasty mildly sweet Bun which is a delight for kids! Very easy to make. You can make this dough and refrigerate for about 4 days. As and when needed, make garma garam Bun Polis and enjoy!

We have used:

1. Aashirwaad Select Sharbati Atta

2. Madam Rice Flour

3. Sundrop Heart Oil

4. Yellaki | Elaichi Banana

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.