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August 30, 2009

Baked Somashe


Festivals are always about food, aren't they? When I know a certain festival is coming up, I plan what I'm going to make. This year, Gowri Tritiya and Ganesh Chaturthi came on the same day. (I doubt I will ever understand the Indian calendar system!) So, while we performed both the pujas in the morning, I decided to make Tritiya food for lunch and Chaturthi food for dinner. (Including dali saar and Patrodo.)


I decided to take it easy and brought the chaklis from a store. I then decided to take it even easier and use readymade wonton wrappers for the somashe. And given how sultry it was, I chose to bake them. They taste almost nothing like the hand rolled, deep fried versions. In fact, these are more like cookies with their caramelized sugary flavour and that crunch. I would definitely make these again.


20-22 Wonton wrappers


For the filling:

1 1/8 cup Sugar

1 cup Water

3/4 cup Coconut, scraped

1/2 cup Cream of Wheat (Rava/Sooji)

1/4 cup Cashews

1 tsp Cardamom powder

2 tbsp Sesame Seeds



Roast the coconut, cream of wheat and sesame seeds individually and keep aside.

Make a sugar syrup of 1 thread consistency with the sugar and water. Add the coconut, sesame and cream of wheat along with the cashews and cardamom powder. Mix well and allow to cool.

Place a wonton wrapper inside a somashi press. Place some filling on one half and dab a little water along the edges. Cover with the other half and close the press and hold it down. Remove the somashi from the press, remove the excess wrapper and seal the edges again with your fingers (just to be doubly sure!). Place on a damp towel and cover. Repeat with the other wrappers.

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.

Place these on a greased baking tray and bake for 7 minutes. Turn each somashi over and bake for another 7 minutes. Your almost "no-sweat" somashe are ready! This post is late for Ganesh Chaturthi, but by the time you get to read this, I would be attending the Visarjan puja at my uncle's place in Matunga. I hope you all had a good Teyi/Chavati.

13 comments:

Unknown said...

that sounds delish!!

Ashwini said...

Woooo.....looks yummmee! I liked the stuffing, reminds me of Mumbai - Karanji.

Daali, Saaru, patrode.....Lovely banquet!! Bon Appetite Raaga!

sra said...

They look good, rather like golden crescents of a full moon!

Nithya said...

looks delicious and tempting. :)

Priya Suresh said...

Really wonderful that too with wonton wrappers, excellent!

Hari Chandana P said...

Looks delicious and tempting.. Gr8 job!!

Divya Kudua said...

Baked somashe is such a great idea.Was looking fwd to the recipe ever since you posted it on FB.They look so good,like Sra said,look like crescents:)

Parita said...

This is something new to me and looks yummy!

Gita Jaishankar said...

I too made a similar dish like this...I used maida as usual...wanton wrappers seems to be a very good idea :)

~~louise~~ said...

Quite intriguing I must say. What's even better? You make it sound like even I can do this!

Thanks so much for sharing, Raaga. I really appreciate it...

BTW, I having a recipe book give-away on my blog. Stop by if you get a chance...

Indian Khana said...

Looks yum...so tempting

Unknown said...

Nice idea...They look very yummy:-)

Miri said...

OMG! you made two treats for the Gods - you are so blessed. I wasn't even in town so deprived my favourite God of his modaks :)

BTW, have you already gone to that lake place? We dropped by the resort on our trip and it has lovely views - but be warned that when we went, the linen and upholstery were very very musty and the dining room was being renovated.

Miri