Taste n Tips: Gujiya

Gujiya

Indians are very fond of sweets. They serve varieties of food from north to south and east to west. Gujiya is one of the best among Indian sweets. It is specially prepared during the festival of Holi in most parts of India. It is known as Ghugra in Gujarat, Karanji in Maharashtra, Pedakiya in Bihar, Nevries in Goa, Kajikayalu in Andhra.

Gujiya is very delicious sweet dish. The main ingredients are fine flour, mawa, sugar, cardamom and variety of dry fruits. The outer layer is crispy made of fine flour and has a cardamom flavored sweet filling mixture of mawa, sugar, coconut powder and dry fruits. You can make variations in stuffing with suji (semolina), dry fruits, jaggery, fresh coconut and chocolate etc.

Ingredients:

For stuffing:

1 cup mawa/khoya

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

5-6 almond chopped

5-6 cashew nut chopped

5-6 raisin

1/2 tsp cardamom powder

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Water as required

For covering:

1 cup fine flour

2 tbsp oil

Water as required

Method:

1. Take fine flour in a bowl, add oil and mix it well.

2. Make a soft dough by using enough water.

3. Cover the dough with a moist cloth & keep aside for 30 minutes.

4. Crumble and grate the khoya/mawa.

5. Add chopped nuts, cardamom powder, sugar and mix well.

6. Knead the dough and divide in to small equal portion.

7. Make a smooth ball of each portion.

8. Roll each ball into a small puri.

9. Now place 1 tbsp of mawa stuffing on one side of the circle, keeping

edges empty.

10. Apply water all over the edges.

11. Bring edges together and join. gently press the edges.Trim the extra edges
with a gujiya cutter. Its very important that gujiya is pressed & sealed well.

12. Repeat the same process with all dough and stuffing.

13. Heat ghee in a pan, deep fry gujiyas on medium heat till light golden from
both sides.

14. Drain on an absorbent paper. Let them cool completely.

15. Gujiyas are ready for Holi.