Gujiya | Holi Special Recipe With Chef Anupa | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana

Gujiyas are sweet dumplings made of maida or flour and filled with a delightful khoya and dry fruits mixture and are popularly made in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

GUJIYA

Ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon ghee + for greasing
1 cup khoya
10-12 dates, deseeded and chopped
¼ teaspoon green cardamom powder
¼ cup fresh scraped coconut
4-6 almonds, blanched and slivered
1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon raisins

Method

1. Take wheat flour in a bowl. Add ghee and mix. Add some water and knead into a semi-soft dough. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.
2. Heat khoya in a non-stick pan and mix till it melts. Add dates, mix and cook till it slightly softens.
3. Add cardamom powder and mix. Add coconut, mix and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, add almonds, walnuts and raisins and mix well. Transfer on a plate and cool.
4. Preheat oven to 180º C.
5. Divide the dough into equal medium portions.
6. Grease the worktop with some ghee and roll each portion to make a semi-thick sheet. Cut each sheet into roundels using a large cookie cutter.
7. Put some khoya mixture in the center of each roundel, apply some water on the edges of the roundels, fold into a moon shape, press the edges to seal and twist to create a pattern. These are gujiyas.
8. Place the gujiyas on a baking tray and brush some ghee on top.
9. Put the tray into the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and slightly cool.
10. Serve.

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