Gujiya Holi Recipe

Gujiya is a famous sweet dish of north India. It is mostly prepared during holi. Gujiya is a scrumptious sweet dish prepared using maida and Khoya. It can be used as sweet dish  as well as snacks. It can be stored for longer time. Try  to  prepare gujiya in this easy way.

Ingredients for Gujiya

Khoya making

Maida [plain flour] – 500 gms

Ghee 2 tsp

Khoya – 250 gms

Sooji [semolina] – 1 tbsp

Dry coconut – 50 gms [grated]

Green cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Almonds – 25 gms[chopped]

Cashew nuts – 25 gms [chopped]

Raisins – 25 gms

Sugar – 150 gms [powdered]

Oil for deep frying

How to make Gujiya 

Sieve the flour and add 2 tbsp of warm oil to it. Mix it with your fingers. Add little warm water and knead to make tight dough. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and keep aside
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Heat ghee in a pan and add khoya and fry for 5 minutes .Add sooji and fry for another 5 minutes Remove from the flame and mix dry coconut powder, cardamom powder, raisins, chopped almonds, chopped cashew nuts and sugar powder. Allow to cool
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Divide the maida dough into small balls and rollout  thin rotis. 

Fill the rotis with khoya mixture and seal the gujiyas into a half moon shape, twisting the edges inwards.  [You can also use gujiya moulds] Now fry the gujiyas on medium heat until they are evenly brown.

Serve as a snack