Sajjapa

This sweet dish is made during festivals in karnataka and my mom, who is here with me now, made it and i helped her. In the process i also learned how to make it. I would say it is a bit difficult to make. Since this is a festive season till Diwali I thought to share this all with. We love this sweet in our family.

Sajjapa Purna

Ingredients for Purna

• Rava (Upma Rava) / Rave - 100 grms
• Coconut / Thenga - 1 cup, grated
• Dry Coconut / Kobri - 1 cup
• Jaggery / Vellu - 5 cup
• Cardamom powder / Elaki pudi - 1 tsp
• Poppy seeds / Gasagase - 1/2 tsp

Method for Purna which is the filling for the Sweet Dish

• Take a large and thick pan.
• Add 1/4 cup of water
• Add Jaggery and let it boil well till it get sticky
• Then add coconut and kobri (dry coconut)
• Mix well upto 5 to 10 mix, constantly stiring
• Add rava ( do not fry the rava) , elaki powder and khuskhus (gasagase / poppy seeds) and stir constantly on low flame for 5 mins. Switch off and cool.
• This can be stored in a box and refrigerated for future use too.

Ingredients

• Maida - 1/2 cup
• Chiroti Rava / Sojji Rava - 1 cup
• Oil - 2 tbspn

Method for the Sweet Dish

• In a bowl add Maida and rave sieve well. Add oil then add a little bit of water and make it into a dough. knead for 3-4 mins.  Cover & keep it aside for couple of hours or an hour.
• Make small size balls out of the dough
• Grease the hands with oil and press the small dough balls to make it flat (same size as we make for puri's )
• Add medium size purna / sweet filling (which was prepared earlier) in the middle of the flat pressed dough
• Cover / Fold the edges so that the purna / filling is fully covered. Flat them it should be round shape
• Deep fry it in the oil till golden brown (on medium flame) 

Recipe Source : My Mom

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