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How To Make Komol Puli For Poush Sankranti: Poush Sankranti 2026 is celebrated today, January 14, which coincides with Makar Sankranti, brings the coolness of winter and the warmth of Bengal’s rich traditions, straight from the kitchen. Also known as Poush Parbon, Poush Sankranti is the harvest festival celebrated in West Bengal in the month of January. On this day, Bengalis prepare various sweet dishes like pithe, puli, patishapta, payesh and others. Among them, Komol Puli stands out in the crowd. Komol Puli is a light, coconut-packed sweet, which is a ‘Thakur Barir’, special dish, from Rabindranath Tagore’s legendary kitchen of Thakur Barir.

Komol Puli looks like unopened lotus blossoms, is a rice flour-packed delight that is boiled in a scented syrup of jaggery. This is not just a dessert but an ode to the rich soil of Bengal and the refined cooking skill of Purnima Thakur, Rabindranath Thakur’s neice. Here’s how you can make Komol Puli at home in Poush Sankranti 2026.

Komol Puli Ingredients List

Milk - 2 cups

Maida - 2 cups

Khoa Kheer / mawa - 1 cup

Elachi powder - 1/4 tsp

Sugar or Nolen gur - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

Ghee - 1tbsp

Oil for frying tsp

Sugar powder - 2 

Easy Komol Puli Recipe: How To Make ‘Thakur Barir’ Special Dessert In Poush Sankranti 2026

Heat milk and grated coconut till it starts to simmer. Add maida and fold it in till it starts to form a dough. Keep aside to cool off completely. Knead for 5 min. Add ghee and let it rest for 15 minutes. Divide into large dough balls.

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Mix khoa kheer, sugar powder and cardamom powder. Mash with the help of palms. Make a dough. Divide into small dough balls. Stuff it inside the larger dough balls.

Rest for 1 hour in the fridge.

Heat oil and over a medium heat fry the balls without breaking.

Prepare a syrup with 1/2 cup water and 1 cup nolen gur. Simmer for 10 min and turn off the gas

While still hot, Submerge in syrup for 1 hour before serving. You Komol puli is ready to be served.

This Poush Sankranti, make Komol Puli, which is a masterpiece from ‘Thakur Barir’ kitchen. This hot puli will brings the sweetness to every Bengali household. Make and share Komol Puli with your closed ones.


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