Gujia Recipe
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Gujia is an Indian sweet which is a specialty during the festival of Holi in India. The crunchy outer covering made with maida is stuffed with a filling of khoya and dry-fruits and then deep fried. You cannot have just one of this mouth-watering sweet.
Gujia Recipe |
Difficulty |
Average |
Rating |
10.0 / 10 (126 votes) |
Recipe Type |
Veg. |
Ingredients:
- 1 kg Khoya
- 500 gms Sugar
- 500 gms Maida
- 200 gms Almonds, chopped
- 6 tbsp Cooking oil
- 3 tbsp Raisins
- 200 ml Water
How to make Gujia:
- Combine maida with 6 tbsp of oil using your fingers.
- Make soft dough and knead it lightly. Add water if needed.
- Cover with a wet cloth and leave aside.
- In a frying pan, deep-fry the khoya till light brown in color.
- Add chopped almonds, sugar and raisins and mix well.
- Fry again for few minutes. Allow the mixture to cool.
- Prepare a small and thick chapati from the kneaded dough.
- Stuff half of the chapati with the khoya mixture.
- Fold and draw the edges of chapati inwards to close.
- On slow fire, deep-fry the gujia till golden brown.
- Take out using a sieve and drain the oil properly.
- Store them in an airtight container.
- Repeat the procedure with remaining dough.