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Sanjeera/Stuffed Sweet Poori

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Sanjeera is a crispy, sweet poori stuffed with coconut, rava, and sugar mixture. This is very popular in Mangaluru, South Kanara District.



Ingredients


For the outer cover

1.5 cups maida/ all-purpose flour

2 tbsps chiroti rava/fine semolina

3 tsp ghee or oil

Pinch of salt

1/2 tsp saffron color or turmeric powder


Oil for deep frying


For the stuffing you need

1.5 cups finely grated fresh coconut

5 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp Bombay rava/ upma rava

1/2 tsp ghee

2 tbsp finely chopped cashew nuts

1 tsp elaichi / cardamom powder



Procedure

  • Take one bowl, put maida, salt,chiroti rava oil, and saffron color and mix well.

  • Add little water and knead into a stiff dough. Apply little oil to the dough and cover it. Let it rest for 15- 20 mins.

  • In a pan put 1/2 tsp ghee, roast cashew nuts chopped, Bombay rava, and coconut gratings for 2-3 mins.

  • Add sugar and immediately turn off the flame. Add cardamom powder and mix it.

  • Divide the dough into small lemon size balls. Roll it into a poori, place around two tbsp of stuffing in the center and cover it with the dough carefully.

  • Roll it lightly into a thick poori

  • Heat oil, deep fry sanjeera on a medium flame till they turn a crisp and golden color.

  • Transfer it on tissue paper. Once they come to room temperature store in an airtight container.

  • You can store this for 3-4 days.



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