Kajjikayalu (fried sweet)
Ingredients:
- 150 gm white
flour - 2 tablespoon
ghee (clarified butter)
For stuffing:
- 100 gm jaggery or sugar
- 25 gm
cashew nuts (roasted & crushed) - 25 gm almonds
(roasted & crushed) - 25 gm Raisins
- 1 cup of grated dry
coconut - 2 teaspoon powdered
cardamom - 1 teaspoon
poppy seeds - Vegetable oil for deep fry
Preparation:
- Sieve the flour, melted ghee and knead to a smooth dough by adding
enough water. - Cover and leave it for an hour.
- Mix all the ingredients for stuffing.
- Make small balls from the dough, roll them like a thin pooris, place 1-2
tablespoon of the prepared stuffing on one side of the poori and fold the
other side over and press the ends together firmly. - Heat the oil in a pan and deep fry the stuffed pooris till golden brown.
- Store in an air tight container after cooling.