Sweet Somas or Kajjikayalu

Ingredients for Stuffing:

• ½ cup Fine coconut shreds
• 1 cup Rava (sooji )
• ¼ cup Fried gram
• 1 cup Sugar
• ¼ tsp Cardamom / elaichi pwd

For Somas:

• 2 cups Maida
• 1 tbsp Roasted rava
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry

Method:
To prepare the inside stuffing ( Poornam )

• Grate coconut to fine shreds.
• Roast rava and keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a fry pan.
• Add grated cashew, coconut shreds, fried gram powdered, sugar, roasted rava and cardamom powder.
• Saute till rich aroma comes out.
• Remove from flame and keep aside.
• Poornam is ready for stuffing.

To prepare Somas:

• In a wide bowl, take maida and 1 tbsp roasted rava.
• Add a pinch of salt and knead it to soft dough by sprinkling water(just as we do for making pooris). Keep the dough covered for 5 to 10 mins.
• Make small balls out of the dough.
• Roll it to small discs.
• Keep the poornam inside and close it. Fold it as semicircle and seal the ends with little oil. Repeat the same for all the balls. Heat oil in a fry pan.
• Deep fry the somas in medium flame to golden.

Delicious somas is ready to share & enjoy.