Gujiya recipe
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 04-09-2015
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Gujiya, Karanji, Karjikai, Kajjkayalu etc is same name for Gujiya, Diwali, holiĀ must have sweet in our home is gujiya.
Ingredients
For outer layer
2 Cups - plain flour/maida, 4 tbsp - ghee or oil, oil - to deep fry
For filling
2 cups - sooji/semolina, 3/4 Cup - mawa/khoya (optional), 2 Cups - powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp - cardamom powder, 1/2 cup - grated dry coconut/khopra, 2 tbsp - raisins, 4 tbsp - chopped cashewnuts, 2 tbsp - poppy seeds.
How to make
For outer layer, in a wide bowl take flour, 4 tbsp oil and mix well, add water in small quantity and make stiff dough same like we make for poori, cover with a damp cloth and keep aside until required.
In a wok or kadai add khoya/mawa and cook in slow flame for 2-3 minutes or until it's melts, loosen up, off flame, keep aside. Dry roast sooji/rawa until light brown and aromatic, keep stirring so it doesn't get burnt. Powder sugar with cardamom seeds.
In a large bowl add roasted sooji/rava, cashew-nuts, raisins, poppy seeds (I didn't used), dry grated coconut (khopra), powdered sugar and mix well. Add khoya/mawa and mix well with hands to combine khoya with sooji well. If you are not using khoya skip this step.