Dates and Pistachio Poli Adorns This Appetizing Thali for RCI

anti clock wise: Date Pistachio Poli, onion tomato salad, sweet potato subzi, rice, fryums/papad, kala chana gravy, home made curds!

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I'm not able to participate in all the ongoing events as much as I would like to, but then Life happens............ ;)
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Anyway, I decided to make this Dates and Pistachio Poli based on Viji's Poli recipe. When she mentioned that we can try sweet recipes from her archives for the RCI-Tamil Festival I was happy to try this out with my own variations and you can see the results were sweet :)

Poli's make a wonderful festival food and there are innumerable stuffings that can be catered to one's taste!

What is your favorite stuffing, please do let me know!!!

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Dates and Pistachio Poli
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I usually make all my stuffed Indian Breads (Parathas and Poli) using whole wheat flour/atta) and I did the same here. But if you are used making it with Maida like Viji, definitely go ahead and do it for the covering.
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Covering:
2 cups whole wheat flour/Chapati atta
1 tsp oil
water to knead the dough.
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Knead a smooth and pliable dough with the ingredients, cover and keep at least an hour.
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Stuffing:
1 cup finely chopped dates
1/2 cup powdered pistachio
1/2 tsp cardamom/elaichi powder
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Mash the dates well to form a soft mass.

If your dates are not too soft, they can be cooked in the microwave for a minute to soften.
Add pista powder and cardamom powder.

Believe me, it is better to make extra mix of this, you will love to eat this as is, I know I did :)
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When ready to make the Poli, make equal size balls out of the dough and the stuffing.
Roll the dough to a puri(fried Indian bread) size and stuff with the date mix.
Seal well with the dough around it and roll to regular chapati size.
Heat a griddle and roast the poli like regular chapati, remove from the gas and smear with ghee.
Remember this is an important step to keep the poli soft and it imparts an unmistakable lovely aroma :)

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Enjoy the Poli as a part of a meal as I did or just on it's own.

Notes:
The rolling part is not that difficult, specially if you are used to making stuffed parathas.

Make sure the stuffing is not too moist.

Try to make medium sized Poli's, less chance of the stuffing oozing out that way :)
Enjoy nutritious and tasty Date and Pistachio Poli!
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This is my contribution to Viji's RCI-Tamil Festival. Thanks Viji.