Sweet Somas / Kajjikayulu / Karanji /Gujjiya - Diwali special

                      I am wishing my readers,friends and relatives a very " Happy Diwali" .                 

      Somas or Kajjikayulu or Karanji is a very tasty sweet ,prepared during auspicious days .Like Seemandham, Kaadhukuthi etc.Mom used to prepare it for diwali.The crispier outer cover and the sweeter inside gives a divine taste.There are days ,where I would think that its a big process ,but when  I tried this recipe,it came out very well.Its easy too.Prepared this for Diwali. 

 

 

 

Yield: 25 somas

 

Ingredients:

For the outer cover:

1.All purpose flour / Maida      -        2 1/4 cups

2.Rava                                       -         2 tbsp

3.Ghee                                       -          2 tsp

4.Water                                      -          as required

5.Oil                                           -          for frying

 

 

For the filling:

1.Rava / Semolina                        -          1 cup

2.Shredded coconut                      -           1/4 cup

3.Cashews                                     -           8 to 10 pieces

4.Sugar                                          -           1 to 1 1/4 cup

5.Cardamom pwdr                         -           a pinch

 

Method:

Preparing the filling:

* Take a pan, dry roast the cashews,rava and coconut one by one.

* Chop the roasted cashews finely,after  cooling.

* Once rava,coconut,cashews are cooled,add sugar ,cardamom pwdr and mix it.

* I felt that the sugar is less, so have used 1 1/4 cup instead of 1 cup .But  you can use 1 cup of sugar also.Its upto your taste.

 

Preparing the somas:

* Take a mixing bowl,add maida,ghee   and mix it well.

* Now slowly add water and make it into a stiff yet soft dough.

* Pour a tsp of oil over the dough and rest it for half an hour,covered.

* Place t pan of oil and heat it.

* Now divide the dough into small balls.

* Slightly grease the dough with oil and roll it into a thin poori.

* Place the filling in one half of the poori. Slightly wet the edges of the poori and fold it.Seal it tightly.

* Now the fun part is,take a fork and press along the edges of the somas for a nice design.

* Now fry the somas in batches in hot oil.

* Flip it around and cook till the somas becomes golden brown.

* Remove it and strain the oil in a tissue.

* Store it in a air tight container.

 



 

 

Note:

* We can also use roasted gram dal pwdr instead of rava.

* Always cover the somas dough ,while preparing the somas.

* Prepare the somas in batches.Roll 2 or 3 somas,fry it and then roll the other somas in this way.