Taste n Tips: Chocolate Gujiya

Chocolate Gujiya

Holi the "Festival of Colors" is about colors, fun, play and laugh, get-togethers.

Holi is incomplete without some delicious home made sweets. Gujiya is a must-
have sweet during Holi and the festival would seem almost incomplete without it.

Gujiya is a very popular khoya recipe made during Holi festival. This sweet made
with khoya, sugar, dry fruits, maida (fine flour) etc.This is traditional version. i have
prepared a different version of gujiya "Chocolate Gujiya" by adding coco powder in
the filling.

I am sure you will love this Chocolate Gujiya.This is a treat for all the chocolate lovers.

Ingredients:

For stuffing:

1 cup mawa/khoya

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

5-6 almond chopped

5-6 cashew nut chopped

5-6 pistachio chopped

5-6 wall nut chopped

3 tbsp coco powder

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Ghee to fry

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, coco 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.