Mawa Gujia

Mawa Gujia

 Does Gujias/Karanjis need any introduction ???? No....But yes for all my western readers I would like to sum it up a bit. Gujia is a sweet dumpling made with plain flour and stuffed with either Mawa / khoya or suji or semolina /dry fruits /coconut.

Please find the simplest recipe to make the soft gujias:

Makes 25-30

Ingredients :

Dough:

Maida/ All purpose flour- 1/2 kg
Suji/ Semolina- 100gms.
Soda bi carb- a pinch(optional)
Melted Ghee- until it starts binding (not more than 100 gms approx)
Cold Water

Filling:

Khoya - 250gms
Chopped dry fruits - pistachios, almond & kismis
1 cup Sugar or according to taste

Method:

For dough:

1. Sift both the flours and soda. Start adding melted ghee little at one time. Put ghee until this mixture start binding.
2. Add 1/4 cup of cold water and knead it to a stiff dough. Cover a piece of a damp muslin cloth and keep aside for fifteen minutes.

For Filling:

1. Grate khoya and put in kadai and fry on slow gas till it leaves the sides. Set aside to cool.
2. Add sugar when its little hot like we can touch with fingers and add dry fruits and sift with fingers to remove all lumps. Divide it into 30 equal parts.

For Frying:

1. Divide the dough into 30 equal parts and shape into balls. Roll out each ball into a puri.
2. Place one portion of the stuffing on one half of the puri, lightly moisten the edges, fold the other half over the stuffing and press the edges to seal. Pinch the edges to make a design.

3. Heat sufficient ghee for frying. Gently slide in a few gujia at a time, and deep fry for 5-6 minutes or till golden brown.
6. Drain on absorbent paper and store in an airtight container when completely cold.