Puran puri (પુરણ પુરી), Puran poli (पुरण पोळी), Holige (ಹೋಳಿಗೆ), Obbattu (ಒಬ್ಬಟ್ಟು), or Bobbattlu (బొబ్బట్టు) , Poley( పోళె) , Bakshamulu( బక్ష్యములు), is an

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that originates from Southern India.

Names

The various names for the flatbread include (પુરણ પુરી) or in

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

, ''bobbattlu'' or ''baksham'' or ''oliga'' in

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, Andhra Pradesh ''holige'' or ''obbattu'' in Kannada, ''puran poli'' (पुरणपोळी) in

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

, ''payasabolli'' or simply bolli in Malayalam , ''poli'' or

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, ''bhakshalu'' or ''pole'' or ''polae'' in

, Telangana and ''ubbatti'' or simply ''poli'' in Konkani.
It is usually served with paal payasam in meals and feasts in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

History

Its recipe (as ''bakshyam'') is mentioned in ''Manucharitra'', a 14th-century

encyclopaedia compiled by Allasani Peddanna hailing from present-day Andhra Pradesh. Bhavaprakash and Bhaishajya Ratnavali written by Govind dasa states recipe while explaining as part of Ayurvedic preparations. There are other Sanskrit references to the 12th-century texts written by King Someshvar of Southern India.

Ingredients

Holige is made from senaga pappu, plain flour (wheat flour),

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or cane sugar, cardamom powder and/or nutmeg powder,

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and water. Sometimes pigeon pea is used in Gujarat. It is commonly used in the state of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as well. In Andhra Pradesh and other places, pesara pappu,

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(senaga pappu) or a mix is used. Other ingredients that may or may not be used are: nuts, dates, and turmeric powder.

Nutritional value

The predominant ingredients are chana, plain flour, jaggery or sugar. 1. ''Chana'': It is a variant of chickpea. It provides fiber, is a major source of protein, may help reduce cholesterol and also contains zinc, folate and calcium. Toor dal can be used in place of chana dal and it has similar properties as of chana dal. 2. ''Plain flour'', ''jaggery'' or ''sugar'': These are the major sources of

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. While plain flour adds complex carbohydrates, jaggery and sugar are simple carbohydrates.

Regional variants

The method of preparation varies from place to place. There are many varieties of Obbattu including peanut, sugar, coconut, sesame and groundnut flavours. Sometimes grated coconut is added in Konkan, Maharashtra. Coconut palm

may be used. Similarly, a mix of sugar and jaggery can be used as a sweetening agent. Normally nutmeg is used as a flavouring along the coast which is replaced by cardamom or sometimes both elsewhere. Methods of rolling the stuffed dough also differ. It can be rolled using rice flour which makes the rolling very convenient. In some recipes flour is not used at all; oil or ghee is used to roll it into a flatbread instead. The rolled bread can be roasted with or without any ghee or oil, which sometimes is smeared after its completely cooked. In some places, all-purpose flour dough is used after adding a pinch of turmeric which gives it a traditional yellow color. The dish is produced using a sweet filling inside flour dough. This is then rolled out and cooked on a hot griddle, usually with ghee. The size and thickness of puran puri also vary greatly. In Gujarat where the stuffing used is toor dal, it is smaller in size and thicker, whereas in holige with coconut stuffing it is larger in size and thinner.

Andhra Pradesh

It is popularly called ''bobbattu'' and served on major festive and other occasions. It is one of the sweets of Coastal Andhra. The stuff used inside the bobbattu varies according the region. It is served hot and eaten by applying a layer of ghee to it. Rava bobbattu is another variant of bobbattu. It is called as ''poli'' in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh and obbattu in northeast Andhra Pradesh.

Karnataka

It is a special dish served in the state of Karnataka on all occasions, especially during Yugadi/Ugadi. Different varieties of holige are served in various parts of Karnataka and the most common is the one prepared with yellow gram and sugar or jaggery and obbattu is also prepared using coconut and sugar as the ingredients.

Maharashtra

It is also the special dish of Maharashtra which is prepared on every occasion at every house especially during festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi and Holi. It is eaten with Basundi, Aamras, Kadhi, Amti, etc. In Pune, Puran Poli is eaten with a variant of Amti (flavored sour curry) known as ''Katachi Amti'' is prepared with the remaining water of Chana Dal used to make Puran. In the

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region of Maharashtra, jaggery is used in puran poli for sweetness, it is eaten with Wada - a pakora made of all lentils.

Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Opputtu in Tamil Nadu and payasaboli in Kerala is a golden yellow sweet pancake from Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is eaten during a traditional Sadhya along with Payasam. Several varieties of opputtu are prepared including thenga (coconut) boli and (brown sugar). Opputtu is especially popular in the southernmost districts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India. Opputtu is eaten mostly after lunch or as an evening snack. It looks like a flattened chapati, is golden yellow, and is popularly sold in trains by hawkers. "Kadambur opputtu" is available in coconut and brown sugar flavours. "Trivandrum Boli" is also a variety from Kerala.
Varieties of opputtu are available throughout the Deccan states.

References

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