Paal poli with rava sooji poli

 Naivedyam for Navarathri and Fridays - Paal poli 

• The dough can be prepared with rava or maida ,  I have used rava in this post
• Chiroti rava is preferable.  If ordinary rava is used dry grind in a mixer 
• Add a small pinch of salt, knead the dough, use a wet cloth to cover 
• Let the dough absorb the water for at least 2 hours
• Using a rolling pin roll the dough into small circular pieces
• Then using a fork pierce the flattened dough at a few places so that the holes are through
• This will prevent air from getting trapped in the poori when frying (use of Physics, in cooking!)
• Fry the pooris, pressing them while frying to remove any little air that may be inside
• The flattened poori is soaked in boiled milk
• Milk is kept ready by boiling with sugar, cardamom powder and saffron
• Let the pooris soak for a few minutes, then remove them. Garnish with pistachios, cashews and almonds for plating
• A tempting recipe for Diwali sweet 

Fork is used to make holes , to allow air to escape when frying