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Gujiya Recipe

Rich & delicious mawa gujiya filled with mawa/khoya

All you need

For the dough

All purpose flour 3cups

Ghee/Clarified butter 6-7 tbsp

Water as u require to knead the dough

For the filling

Mawa 400 gm

Semolina/sooji 1/2 cup

Grated coconut 1/2 cup

Chironji/Charoli 2 tsp

Grounded Mixed Nuts 3-4 tsp

Powdered sugar 1 1/2 cup(you can adjust sweet acc to your taste)

Ground cardamom 1/2 tsp

For making gujiyas,

you`ll need gujiya maker & make a maida mix

Gujiaya maker,its looks like what you see in the pics,if you don`t have one you can easily make them with hands,but having a gujiya maker makes the work much more faster & final gujiya`s will be more consistent.

Making Maida mix

In a bowl add 1tsp maida/all purpose flour,& add just 1-2 tsp water to make a smooth batter,this we`ll be needing to apply on the edges of the gujiyas to prevent them from opening while frying.

Recipe for making Gujiya

Once all the preparation is done,now lets make the gujya.

1.In a large bowl add all purpose flour/maida & ghee & knead this into a hard dough,just like the dough you make for poori`s.

2.Now cover this dough with a damp cloth & let it rest for at least 20 Min's.

3.Meanwhile we`ll make the filling,In a pan heat 1tsp ghee,to this add semolina/sooji & roast it for 2-3 Min's,or till you get a nice pink colour.

4.To this add Grated coconut & again roast til for 1 min.

5.Now quickly add grated mawa/khoya & again cook it for 2-3 Min's.

6.Once you see that mawa is changing colour from off white to little brown,you`ll know its done,switch off the flame,& let it rest for a while to cool it down a bit before adding sugar or dry fruits.

7.Now in another pan add 1tsp ghee & slightly roast your grounded nuts(almonds,cashews & charoli)just for 1-2 Min's.

8.Once your mawa mixture is partially cooled than add powdered sugar,charoli ,grounded nuts & cardamom pdr & mix everything well.

your gujiya stuffing is ready.

(Note: pls make sure while making the stuffing keep the gas flame to very low-medium & continuously keep stirring the mixture to prevent burning)

Making gujiyas

1.Now take the dough & divide it into small balls/peda`s just like you do for poori's,now roll these balls into small pooris.

2.Now place these poori`s on the gujiya maker(you can also make the gujiya without the maker,but if you have one it just makes the process much easier & faster,& you`ll have all identical gujiyas,you can find them at Indian groceries store)

3.Now fill one side of the gujiya with the stuffing,apply maida mix on the edges,now gently close it with the other end,gently press,take out if any excess dough from the side.

4.Now open the maker,& gently take out the gujiya,place these gujiya's in a plate & cover them with damp cloth till you are done making the entire batch.

5.Repeat the process for all other gujiya`s as well.

6.Heat the wok/kadai,remember we need to deep fry these gujiya`s,so fill the wok with oil/ghee.

7.Now deep fry the gujiya`s on a very low-medium heat till you`ll get a nice golden brown colour on them,this might take 10-12 Min's to fry one single batch of gujiyas & remember do not overcrowd the gujiyas in the wok.keep turning them from time to time,till you see a nice light brown colour on both the sides.