Puran Poli: A Signature Dish of Maharashtra

Puran Poli is a traditional Maharashtrian sweet dish which is specially prepared on the occasion of festivals. Puran Poli is prepared by using various recipes which varies according to region. The amount of stuffing of Puran during preparation of PuranPoli also varies according to region. The various major and minor ingredients are used for the preparation of PuranPoli such as Bengal gram, sugar and jaggery as a major and cardamom, nutmeg, fennel as a minor ingredients. The ingredients which are used in the preparation of PuranPoli contains high nutritional value such as protein, carbohydrate, fat etc. The delicious Puran Poli has even reached across to seven seas. Puran Poli gives so many health benefits because of using various ingredients. The various researches are carried out on the study of Puran Poli for its shelf life, organoleptic properties, and nutritional value. The various advanced technologies are also used during study of PuranPoli such as radio frequency heating technology or radio frequency dehydration methods, thermal processing, frozen methods etc. This review represents the detail information about PuranPoli which includes the methods and ingredients used in preparation of Puran Poli, regional variation, nutritional value and health benefits. This review paper tries to investigate literature available regarding Puran Poli along with technical advancement and feature scope.