Somas

Ingredients

For outer layer

Maida - 1/2 cup

Rava - 1 Tblsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

Salt and water

Pooranam

Grated coconut - 5 tblsp (Prefer kopara)
Pottukadalai - 5 tblsp
Elachi - 1
Sugar - 8 tblsp

Oil to deep fry

Preparation
1. Mix all items given under outer layer and make a soft dough. keep it covered & set aside for 1 hr.
2. Grind all items under pooranam except coconut and mix grated coconut at last.
3. Make small poori shapes out of dough prepared and keep a spoon ful of pooranam inside it, close it like a half moon. You also get somas shape makers and I have also used similar one for this.
4. Finally deep fry them in hot oil.

Note:
1. Adding ghee in madia dough adds a good crisp texture. Increase or decrease sugar qty as per your taste.
2. Check twice to ensure the somas is closed properly else while  frying if pooranam comes out it will spoil the oil!!
3. Inside pooranam is upto your imagination . You can keep spicy stuff, veg pooriyal, non veg keema, instead of pottukadalai you can add rava roasted in ghee and so on..