Enjoy Holi with this Delicious Gujiya

Prep Time : 31-40 minutes

Cook time : 16-20 minutes

Serve : 4

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Gujiya recipe

FOR COVERING

PMark refined flour (Maida) 4 cups
Ghee 5 tablespoons
Salt 1/2 teaspoon

FOR FILLING

Powdered sugar 3 cups
Mawa (khoya) 500 grams
Desiccated coconut 3 1/4 teaspoons
Cashewnuts blanched and chopped 15
Almonds blanched and chopped 15
Raisins 20
Green cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon

Method

Step 1

Mash khoya and roast it in a deep pan on medium heat till pink. Take off the heat and let it cool. Add all the other filling ingredients to the khoya and keep aside.

Step 2

To prepare the covering, sieve Pmark flour and salt and rub in five tablespoons of ghee. Add enough water and knead into a firm dough.

Step 3

Cover it with a moist cloth and keep aside for fifteen minutes. Divide the dough into small balls and roll each ball into a small puri of four inches diameter.

Step 4

Spread a puri on a greased gujiya mould and fill a tablespoon of the filling mixture on one side. Moisten the edges of the puri and fold one side of the mould over the other.

Step 5

Press the edges and remove the excess dough and reuse. Prepare all the gujiyas and spread on a damp cloth.

Step 6

Heat sufficient ghee in a deep pan and deep-fry the gujiyas, in batches on medium heat, till golden brown.

Step 7

Drain onto an absorbent paper. Cool and store in an airtight tin.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 6068 Kcal

Carbohydrates : 833.9 gm

Protein : 161.3 gm

Fat : 231.3 gm

Other : Zinc- 4.8mg

Recipe Source – Sanjeev Kapoor.