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Gujiya Recipe | Chasni Wali Gujiya

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Gujiya has a crunchy exterior that is filled with a mixture of coconut, khoya (dried milk), nuts, and sugar, and is made during the festival of Holi in India.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 20

Ingredients
  

For Filing:

  • 250 gm Mawa/Khoya
  • 2 tbsp desi ghee
  • 1/4 cup chopped cashew & almonds
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

For Dough:

  • 2.5 cup all purpose flour/Maida
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 5 tbsp clarified butter/Desi ghee
  • water
  • 2 pinch cardamom powder

For Syrup:

  • 2 cup sugar
  • 2 cup water
  • saffron
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

For Frying;

  • oil for frying
  • Chopped pistachios for garnishing

Instructions
 

  • To prepare Mawa/Khoya filling, Heat 2tbsp oil in a kadhai/wok on low flame.
  • Add the chopped dryfruits, desiccated coconut and roast on low to medium flame. Keep it aside.
  • Take 250 gm mawa/khoya in the same kadhai/wok. Cook on low flame and keep stirring and take it out once it leaves the sides. Keep it in the same bowl as the dryfruits to let it cool.
  • Once it gets cool down, add 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp cardamom powder. Mix well.
  • To prepare the syrup, take 2 cup sugar and 2 cup water in a bowl and cook until 1 boil.
  • Add saffron and cardamom powder to the mixture.
  • Cook it for 5-6 minutes on medium flame after 1 boil.
  • To prepare the dough, take 2.5 cup all purpose flour and add a pinch of salt, desi ghee and mix well.
  • Gradually add water, a little at a time,cardamom powder and knead the dough until it becomes smooth and pliable.
  • Cover the dough with a damp cloth and keep it aside for few minutes.
  • Divide the dough into small portions and roll them into small circles with a rolling pin and board.You can use a small bowl to give them a circle shape.
  • Place 1 tbsp of the filling in the center. Fold the circle in half and press the edges to seal it.
  • Decorate them by folding the edges inside using your finger or a fork.
  • Heat oil in a deep fry pan on medium flame. Fry the gujiyas in the deep fry pan on a low flame until they turn golden brown on both sides.
  • Soak the fried gujiyas in the syrup for 3-4 minutes.
  • Garnish with pista and let them cool down. Serve them and Enjoy.