Ingredients :Maida : 250 gmsSooji / Semolina : 1 cup
Sugar : 1 – ¼ cups
Grated dry coconut : ½ cup
Cardamom powder : ½ tsp
A pinch of salt
Ghee : 2 tsp
Oil : 300 gms
Method :
1. Mix the sooji/semolina, grated dry coconut and cardamom powder with sugar. The stuffing is ready. keep aside.
2. Mix maida, ghee, salt and make a stiff dough by adding water as necessary. Cover with a wet cloth and set aside for one hour.
3. Divide into small lime size balls and roll each ball of dough into a small puri.
4. Put a spoon of stuffing mixture in the centre of the puri and close the edges together firmly.
5. Heat oil in a wide vessel to deep fry the kajjikayalu. Deep fry them till crisp and golden color.
6. Remove from oil and let it cool completely. Store in air tight containers.
sweet and superb! is it Gujiya? Love them..
WOW! very crisppppp….Feel like eating…love it..
looks so delicious! we call it Karanji in marathi.. yummy.
yummyy yumm..it looks so crispy :)…with tea one more piece plzz 😀 🙂
wow,we used to love this! Forgot for long time! Thanks for reminding and looks so so gorgeous,especially the way u have folded!
Looks delicious…..they are quite similar to gujiya's……btw thanks fr stopping by my blog…
Yummy…Can i have one?:)
my fav kajjikayalu…looks tempting and yummy……
Looks wonderful, perfect finish…its been ages I had these sweets, you stirred up all those nostalgic memories.
This looks fantastic, wish I could have one right now 🙂