Usually, sojji appam mostly made during festivals or the Sumangali pooja. During our childhood days, whenever we visit Madurai Thiruparamkundram temple with my mama, he buys this sojji appam for us. My sister and I are huge fans of these sojji appams . We both happily sit in the temple and relish this without caring about the calories. This sojji appam is highly addictive. My athai makes this sojji appam very well and it is her favorite sweet too. Last year itself I wanted to post this recipe of sojji appam, but somehow missed it. Sojji means Kesari|sooji ka halwa. The outer layer is covered by maida and the inside stuffing will be with sooji or semolina or rava. I made the sojji with jaggery, but you can make it with sugar instead of jaggery. Do not add Kesar colour for Kesari, if making with sugar. Also check out
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Knead the maida by adding salt into a soft pliable dough.You can add a pinch of baking soda while kneading.Add a tsp of oil to the dough and keep it covered all the time.Make the dough into equal lemon-sized balls.
Let’s make the stuffing for the sojji appam.In a pan add the 2.5 cups of water.Simmer the flame and add the sooji.Be careful not to get any lumps. Stir continuously.Let this comes to whole mass and the rava gets cooked.
Add the powdered jaggery now and mix well.This mixture will turn watery but it will thicken in few minutes.
Add the grated coconut.Now add cardamom powder.Add the ghee to this and mix well.Switch off the flame and allow this sojji to cool.Make the sojji also into balls.
Take one dough ball. Grease your hands with ghee and flatten it with your fingers.
Place one sojji ball in the center and close it without any gap.Flatten this with the fingers. If using rolling pins, roll gently. Let this be thick.
Place one sojji ball in the center and close it without any gap.Flatten this with the fingers. If using rolling pins, roll gently. Let this be thick.
Heat the oil and when it is hot, carefully fry this in oil.Fry both sides till golden brown and drain out the excess oil in a kitchen towel.
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