Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Gujia Holi Special



INGREDIENTS
Ghee / Oil to fry
For the Cover :
1/2 kg Maida (All purpose flour)
6 Big spoons Ghee (melted)
For the Filling :
1/2 kg Khoya
1/2 tsp green Cardamom Powder
50 gms chopped Almond
50 gms Raisins (Kishmish)
25 gms dry coconut( grated)
350 gms Powdered sugar(Boora)
PROCEDURE
Sieve the flour. Mix 6 tablespoons of ghee with the maida.Make a dough out of that. If required use a little water. Knead the dough lightly. Set aside and cover with damp cloth.
On the other hand brown the mashed khoya in a kadai. Fry it till it gets brown in colour. Now add sugar powder and cardamom powder to it followed by other dry fruits. Fry the mixture for around 2 minutes and remove from heat. Allow the mixture to cool.
Now create small balls out of the dough and make small chapati of it. Put this chapati in gujia mold. Dampen the edges with some water and fill in 1 spoon of khoya mixture. Now close the mold and press tightly. Remove the edges of chapati that comes out from the mold. Remove the gujia from the mold.make around 10 gujia and then deep fry them till golden in hot oil.After cooling these can be stored in air tight containers. Sprinkle chopped cashew, almond and pistachio and serve them.

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