Sweet Gujhiya (Dumpling)Recipe

The packaging of a gujhia is very much like that of a
samosa, however the gujhia has a very distinct shape. The gujhia is filled with
a mixture of grated and roasted dry fruits, khoya, coconuts and to add a grainy
texture, a little suji .Today I have for you Gujiya recipe which is a Holi
special sweet. The filling for Gujiya is a mixture of dry coconut, nuts, khoya and
sooji (semolina), cardamom powder and powdered sugar.
Gujiya is a fried crispy flaky pastry stuffed with sweet
mawa filling. It can be stored at room temperature upto two weeks.
Ingredients
- Maida (All purpose flour) -2 cups
- Oil / Ghee (melted) -6 tsp
- Curd-1 1/2 tbsp.
Method:
For dough :
- Sieve the flour. Mix the curd and oil/ ghee with the maida. Using fingers, mix well so that the mixture takes the form of breadcrumbs and binds to a certain extent. Now add some water and knead lightly.
- Keep adding water as required and knead into a soft but tight dough. Set aside and cover with a damp cloth for 20 mins.
For filling:
- Now mash the khoya and roast it in a kadhai / deep pan till light brown in color. Stir constantly or the mava might burn.Or you can use homemade khoya ,I am using here homemade khoya.
- Add coconut,sugar,sooji and cardamom powder into the khoya and mix well.
- Add almonds, cashews, raisins and dry ginger powder(optional).
Final preparation:
- Divide the dough into small balls and roll out a disc shaped circle.place this rolled out dough over the mould.
- Flip over the top and firmly press the mould .seal the edges.
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- Fill the gujiya mixture at the base .Apply water along the edges.
- Flip over the top and firmly press the mould .seal the edges.
- Using finger trim off the excess dough and mix it with rest of the dough.
- Perfectly shaped gujiya in a mould .This is how the finished gujiya looks like.
- All the gujiyas should be sealed properly or they will open up during frying.
- Prepare all the gujiyas and spread on a cloth.
- Heat ghee in a kadhai and deep fry the gujiyas in batches on a medium flame..
- When golden brown in colour, drain and remove.
- Store for use in an airtight glass jar.
Gujiya without mould:
- Divide the dough into small balls and roll each ball into a small round of 4 inch diameter.
- Fill half the round with the khoya mixture, fold it and seal the round, twisting the edges inwards.
- Take care that the filling does not ooze out.
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