Here's a signature Udupi recipe that you can try out. 'Ellu holige' or 'til poli' translates to seasame flatbread. It is a variant of 'puran poli' and scores high on both nutrition and taste.
Ingredients
For the outer layer
1 cup semolina/rava
1/4 cup maida
A pinch of turmeric powder
2 tsp ghee
A pinch of salt
Water as required
For the filling
3/4 cup sesame/ellu
3/4 cup jaggery
1/2 cup coconut
A pinch of cardamom
Preparation
Take all the ingredients for the outer layer and knead them into a soft dough
Keep it aside covered with damp cloth
For the filling, dry roast the sesame and grind into a fine powder
Melt the jaggery and add grated coconut to make a paste
Add the sesame powder to the coconut-jaggery mix
Combine everything well
Make small balls.
Putting the poli together
Divide the dough for the outer layer into equal-sized balls
Stuff this with the filling and flatten them using a rolling pin to make round roti-like cakes
Cook on a hot tawa till both sides are done
Sprinkle ghee or oil.
