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Sojji Appam Recipe | Sweet Poori
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Sojji Appam Recipe | Sweet Poori Recipe

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.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert, Sweet Varieties
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, Indian Recipes, South Indian Recipes, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu Recipes
Servings: 15 Poori
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing Bowl
  • 2 Heavy Bottomed Pan

Ingredients

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

Instructions

Prepare Outer Cover Dough

  • 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
  • Add ghee and knead it to a soft dough.
    3 tablespoon Ghee

Prepare Filling

  • Heat 1 teaspoon of ghee in a pan. Add cashews and fry in ghee till it is light golden color.
    3 tablespoon Ghee, 1 tablespoon Cashews
  • Now, add sooji to the pan. Fry the sooji till you get a good aroma.
    1 Cup Semolina (Sooji / Rava)
  • Next add grated coconut and give a good mix.
    1 tablespoon Grated Coconut
  • 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
  • Now, add sugar and cardamom to the cooked sooji. Give a mix. Sugar dilutes the cooked sooji.
    2 Cups Sugar, 1 Pinch Cardamom Powder
  • Keep stirring till the sugar gets incorporated and the sooji gets thicker. Add 1 tablespoon 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.
    3 Cups Oil
  • 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!
    Sojji Appam Recipe | Sweet Poori

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Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g