Sunday 25 July 2010

SOMAS / KAJJIKAYA

Ingredients
For dough
Maida 1 cup
Ghee 1 tsp
For stuffing
Sooji (rava) 1 cup
Sugar 3/4 cup
Cashew nuts 10
Raisins 10
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
Grated coconut 1/4 cup
Ghee 2 tbsp
Milk 1 tsp
Oil for fry
Preparation
1. To a bowl, add maida and ghee. Mix well.
2. Make this into a dough by adding water.
3. Heat a pan, add ghee. cashew nuts and raisins. Fry them.
4. Add sooji and coconut and fry well till the colour of sooji turns into light brown.
5. Now add cardamom powder. Add sugar and turn off the flame.
6. Sprinkle some milk. Mix well.
7. Divide the dough into 6 or 8 equal balls.
8. Roll the balls, apply 2 tsp of the sooji stuffing inside.
9. Apply water around the edges and seal the edges. ( You can give any shape to the edges)
10. Fry them in medium hot oil till the colour changes into golden brown.