Sojji Appam Recipe | Sweet Poori Recipe

Sojji Appam (Sweet Poori) is one of the forgotten recipe. It is one the old and traditional sweet made with maida as outer cover and  Rava Kesari as filling. This deep fried crispy sweet poori is a absolute treat for our taste buds. Sooji Kesari itself is a delicious  sweet and we are going to use Kesari as a filling. This seems to be complicated but believe me, the taste of this Sojji appam is so delicious that our heart wants more 🙂 . For events like Sumangali Prarthanai and festivals like Navratri, it was tradition to make this Sojji Appam. Try this forgotten recipe for this Navratri or casually for a evening snack and let me know your comments!

Tips for making Sojji Appam:

1. We can use wheat flour and Maida in equal quantities if you are health conscious. I make this recipe once or twice a year so I use maida.
2. We can use jaggery instead of sugar. For 1 cup of rava, use 1.5 cups of jaggery.
3. Sugar quantity is usually 1:2. For 1 cup of Rava(Sooji) we use 2 cups of sugar. If you are not sweet toothed, then you can reduce the sugar to 1:1.
4. We generally add food color for Kesari, but for this Sojji appam we don’t use.
5. While frying make sure the oil is hot, that will help the appam to puff. Puffiness goes on over a period of time but it tastes and stays good for 2 days at room temperature. Microwave the stuffed poori for a few seconds and enjoy the hot.
6. Adding coconut is optional we can skip.
7. Make sure the sooji is cooked completely before adding sugar or jaggery.

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• Dharwad Peda, a rich milk dessert popular in the state of Karnataka. Traditionally its made with milk and sugar. We can make it quickly using store bought paneer.
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Sojji Appam Recipe | Sweet Poori Recipe

Course: Dessert, Sweet Varieties

Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, Indian Recipes, South Indian Recipes, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu Recipes

Equipments Needed

• 1 Mixing Bowl
• 2 Heavy Bottomed Pan

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 15 Poori

Calories: 140kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Sojji Appam a traditional sweet. Deep fried Maida poori stuffed with kesari filling is a wonderful treat to our taste buds. Learn here how to make this Sojji Appam with step by step instructions, video and pictures.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 Cup Maida (All Purpose Flour) 1 Cup - 250m
• ▢ 1 pinch Baking Soda
• ▢ 3 tbsp Ghee
• ▢ 1 tbsp Cashews
• ▢ 1 Cup Semolina (Sooji / Rava)
• ▢ 1 tbsp Grated Coconut
• ▢ 2 Cups Water
• ▢ 2 Cups Sugar
• ▢ 3 Cups Oil For Deep Frying
• ▢ 1 Pinch Cardamom Powder

Instructions 

Prepare Outer Cover Dough

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  In a mixing bowl, add Maida, baking soda and give a good mix. Add water little by little and knead it to a dough.
  1 Cup Maida (All Purpose Flour), 1 pinch Baking Soda
  
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  Add ghee and knead it to a soft dough.
  3 tbsp Ghee
  

Prepare Filling

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  Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan. Add cashews and fry in ghee till it is light golden color.
  3 tbsp Ghee, 1 tbsp Cashews
  
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  Now, add sooji to the pan. Fry the sooji till you get a good aroma.
  1 Cup Semolina (Sooji / Rava)
  
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  Next add grated coconut and give a good mix.
  1 tbsp Grated Coconut
  
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  To the pan, add 2 cups of hot water and give a good mix. Keep stirring to avoid cups and cook the sooji till its soft.
  2 Cups Water
  
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  Now, add sugar and cardamom to the cooked sooji. Give a mix. Sugar dilutes the cooked sooji.
  2 Cups Sugar, 1 Pinch Cardamom Powder
  
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  Keep stirring till the sugar gets incorporated and the sooji gets thicker. Add 1 tbsp of ghee and give a final mix.
  
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  Allow the kesari to cool down and then make small lemon size balls out of the kesari and keep it on a plate.
  
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  Now take the maida dough, make small lemon size balls out of the dough and keep it on plate.
  
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  Take one dough ball, spread it like a small poori. Now place a filling and gently close and seal the filling.
  
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  Now again using ghee greased hand, spread it gently to a small poori. Repeat the same and make rest of the poori.
  
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  Heat oil in a pan. When then oil is hot, drop 2-3 poori in hot oil. Keep the flame in medium, allow the poori to fry till light brown.
  3 Cups Oil
  
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  Flip the poori and cook till the poori becomes golden brown. Remove the poori from oil and place it on paper towel to drain excess oil.
  
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  Repeat the same and fry all the sojji appam.
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  Delicious Sojji Appam is now ready to serve!
  

Video

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Sojji Appam Recipe | Sweet Poori Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 piece)

Calories 140 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Carbohydrates 3g1%

Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

• In a mixing bowl, add Maida, baking soda and give a good mix. Add water little by little and knead it to a dough.

• Add ghee and knead it to a soft dough.

• Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a pan. Add cashews and fry in ghee till it is light golden color.

• Now, add sooji to the pan. Fry the sooji till you get a good aroma.

• Next add grated coconut and give a good mix.

• To the pan, add 2 cups of hot water and give a good mix. Keep stirring to avoid cups and cook the sooji till its soft.

• Now, add sugar and cardamom to the cooked sooji. Give a mix. Sugar dilutes the cooked sooji.

• Keep stirring till the sugar gets incorporated and the sooji gets thicker. Add 1 tbsp of ghee and give a final mix.

• Allow the kesari to cool down and then make small lemon size balls out of the kesari and keep it on a plate.

• Now take the maida dough, make small lemon size balls out of the dough and keep it on plate.

• Take one dough ball, spread it like a small poori. Now place a filling and gently close and seal the filling.

• Now again using ghee greased hand, spread it gently to a small poori. Repeat the same and make rest of the poori.

• Heat oil in a pan. When then oil is hot, drop 2-3 poori in hot oil. Keep the flame in medium, allow the poori to fry till light brown.

• Flip the poori and cook till the poori becomes golden brown. Remove the poori from oil and place it on paper towel to drain excess oil.

• Repeat the same and fry all the sojji appam. Delicious Sojji Appam is now ready to serve!

Sowmya Venkatachalam

IT Engineer turned full time Food Blogger. I ♡ FOOD. I also love food blogging. Did you make a recipe? Tag @Subbusktichen on Instagram. I WANNA SEE!