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To start with, coconut pooranam which we call with so many names like kalyana poli as it is an important dish, so no traditional people will miss the sweet.

For the dough, it is not a rule to use only with maida. You can even prepare with wheat flour or 50/50.

Thengai pooranam:

coconut, channa dal 1 cup each
vellam 1 1/4 cup
cardamom powder
cashew nut optl. 1 tbsp

Soak channa dal for 30 mts and cook. Drain water and grind with the other ingredients. If it is thick, dont have to cook on the stove; otherwise, have to stir for some time.

Instead of a long time cooking, when it is little thick, switch off and refrigerate them; the water will get absorbed in 1 hr. Then, can start making polis.

Variations:

If you dont want cashew, can substitute with til seeds which gives a special flavor always.

Instead of vellam, you can even add sugar or as usual 50/50.

Dont throw the water of cooked channa dal; can be prepared to make rasam. Cooked channa dal's water will always tastes great to make rasam which is my mother's suggestion.