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October 30, 2012

SWEET SAMOSA | SWEET SOMAS RECIPE, SOMASI

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I learnt this sweet samosa recipe from my MIL.We used to make this for every diwali.It is very easy to prepare with a no cook, coconut, fried gram dal and sugar used as a simple stuffing. We call it as somas sweet or somasi.  It is also known as Karanji, meetha samosa in Hindi. Kids would love this for sure. We have made the shape using samosa cutter. You can use a fork or fold with hands to make nice swirls like chandrakala. ok, lets see how to make sweet samosa recipe with step by step pictures.

INGREDIENTS 
1 cup = 200ml
  • All purpose flour = 1/2 cup 
  • Semolina / rava – 1 tbsp
  • Ghee –2 tsp
  • Cooking soda – A big pinch
  • Sugar – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – A pinch
  • Water – 1/3 cup
For stuffing:
  • Sugar – 1/2 cup
  • Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
  • Gram dal / pottukadalai – 1/2 cup
  • Cardamom seeds – 3 nos ( remove the skin & grind )

METHOD
  • To make sweet samosa, take a wide bowl , sieve maida and cooking soda.
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  • Add rava , sugar, salt and mix well. Now add water and make a smooth , pliable soft dough like chapathi dough. Knead well for sometime and cover the dough with a polythene sheet for 30-60 minutes..
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  • In the mean while , make the filling / stuffing. In a kadai , dry roast coconut for a minute till the wetness emanates.
  • In a mixer , take the dal , roasted coconut & cardamom seeds. Pulse it once or twice to make a coarse powder..
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  • Now add the sugar & again for pulse twice. The mixture should not be smooth. It should be coarsely ground. Do not add water..
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  • Now take the dough and make small balls. Dust in little maida and keep it ready .
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  • Now make a small poori ( should be slightly thick )and keep 2 tsp of filling in the centre. Close one side to make a semi circle.Seal the corner by pressing with ur finger ( dip ur fingers in water & seal it if needed). Now run the samosa spoon over the edges to make a design.. Discard the extras and set aside.
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  • Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry on both sides till golden brown. It puffs up slightly like poori..Store in a box after it cools down.
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Yummy sweet samosa is ready !!


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33 comments :

Raks said...

I too made this too :) will post next week only anyways, urs looks great.

chef and her kitchen said...

I love this one..looks nice

Unknown said...

wow new to me!!! looks so good and tempting!!
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Vimitha Durai said...

Looks so delicious and crunchy... nice one

Unknown said...

very well done...nice clicks
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Unknown said...

Somas looks yum...

Menaga Sathia said...

looks very tempting!!

Unknown said...

So tempting n perfect!

Prathima Rao said...

ooohh...I love kajjikai..This one looks so very termpting!!
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Unknown said...

Very tempting...

Cham said...

Like this one, it looks beautiful and perfect!

divya said...

Mmmm....looks very delicious

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Looks perfect and yummy...

Unknown said...

i love this sweet as it is not too sweet..nice click..

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

Super tempting and nice one, it has been ages since i had this.Nicely done

Priya Suresh said...

Its been ages i made them at home, wish i could make some for this deepavali,yours looks super crispy and prefect.

Shylaja said...

Karjikai looks perfect and delicious. Well explained

Prema said...

wow very tempting somas chitra,loved ur spoon...

Indian Khana said...

Looks so yum and perfectly made ...gud one Chitra

Manjusfoodbites said...

delicious.........

Deepti said...

Love the sweet samosas.. can definitely sense that diwali is around with all these wonderful dishes! Happy festive season

Elli D. said...

I tried your recipe and it was delicious, my family loved it!!! Thanks a lot for sharing!

jeevitha said...

Tnks for the post..gonna try it out for this diwali.

Caroline said...

Yummilicous sweet... Neat presentation dear

Claire said...

my mouth is all watery :) :) great recipe!!

Unknown said...

Dear Chitra, I made this for ganesha festival today and they came just PERFECT. Super crispy and awesome taste. Thanks a lot for this wonderful recipe and step by step process to help newbies like me....This is the first time I made these and 100 % happy with the recipe. Thanks again.
- Bhavya

Unknown said...

Dear Chitra, For the very first time I made this using your recipe for the ganesha festival today and It was PERFECT. It is Super crispy and tastes awesome. Thanks for this wonderful recipe and step by step process, Helped a lot. I am 100 % satisfied with this recipe. Thanks again.
- Bhavya

Chitra said...

Thank u so much Bhavya :) I am so happy to see ur feedback.. Thanks again :)

AparnaRajeshkumar said...

looking great chithra

Shoba said...

Even I too learned this sweet only from my MIL dear. That looks really nice.

Chitra said...

Thanks for trying and the feedback Elli.u made my day !

Unknown said...

Thank you mam

Unknown said...

Thank you mam