Gujiya

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Gujiya

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :20 Min

Cook Time : 30 Min

Total Time : 50 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • Flour / maida - 2 cup


  • Ghee- 3 tbsp


  • Mawa/ khoya - 1 cup


  • Chirogi/ charoli/ PISTACHIO - 2 teaspoon


  • Almonds - 2 tbsp


  • Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp


  • Grated coconut - 1/4 cup


  • Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup


  • Cardamom green powder - 1/4 teaspoon


  • Raisins/ kishmish - 2 teaspoon


  • Vegetable oil /ghee for deep frying

Directions

  • Making the stuffing-Heat the pan with ghee and add mawa
  • Fry it on a low flame till it is light golden in the color
  • Keep stirring while frying it to avoid burning
  • Switch off the flame
  • Take the fried mawa in a bowl and add chopped almonds, cashew nuts, raisins, charoli and grated coconut
  • Mix it well
  • Let the mixture cool completely
  • Then add cardamom powder and powdered sugar
  • Mix it well
  • Stuffing is ready, keep it aside
  • Making Gujiya--Take the flour in a separate bowl and add 3 tbsp ghee
  • Rub it with your fingertips so that the ghee gets mixed with the flour well
  • You will get like bread crumbs mixture
  • Add water little at a time and knead the flour well to make a stiff dough
  • Cover it with wet muslin cloth to prevent it from drying out
  • let it rest for 15-20 minutes
  • Divide the dough into 18-20 equal portions
  • Take one portion of the dough, dust with flour and roll into a 4-5 inch diameter circle using rolling pin
  • Take the gujiya mold, apply some oil on the inner part of the mold and put the rolled circle on it
  • Put 1-2 teaspoon stuffing in the center of the mold and apply water around the edges and fold it into half circle then press it tightly
  • Take out the gujiya from the mold and do the same with the rest of the dough
  • Cover it with muslin cloth till you prepare rest of the gujiya to prevent from drying out
  • Heat the kadai/ wok with oil and deep fry it on low flame till light golden and crispy from both the sides
  • Take out the fried gujiya on the tissue paper to get rid of extra oil
  • Delicious gujiya is ready, store it in a airtight container for later use