gujiya recipe | how to make gujiya sweet recipe | kajjikayalu recipe

Gujiya recipe | how to make gujiya sweet recipe | kajjikayalu recipe
Basically a deep fried sweet dumplings prepared sugar and coconut stuffing. this is a maharshtrian and south indian special delicacy prepared especially during diwali festival.

It is known as karjikai in kannada, karanji in maharashtra, karachika in tamil nadu, kajjikayalu in andhra pradesh and gujiya in gujarat. while, it may have different names, but the preparation and taste remains same.

Karanji recipe | gujiya recipe | karjikai recipe | kajjikayalu recipe

Prep time :40 mins
Cook time : 15 mins
Total time : 55 mins
Serves: 12 Servings

Ingredients
 
for stuffing:

• ¾ cup dry coconut / kopra / desiccated coconut
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp poppy seeds / khus khus
• 5 cashews, chopped
• 10 rasins, chopped
• 5 almonds, chopped
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder

for dough: 

• 1 cup maida / all-purpose flour / plain flour
• salt to taste
• 2 tbsp ghee, hot
• ½ cup warm milk, or as required to knead dough

Instructions 

karanji stuffing recipe: 

• Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take dry coconut.
• Further add powdered sugar and poppy seeds.
• Further add chopped dry fruits.
• Then add cardamom powder and mix well.
• Finally, the stuffing is ready to prepare karanji. keep aside.

Karanji dough recipe:

• Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take maida and salt to taste.
• Further pour very hot ghee over maida.
• Now rub and crumble the dough well between your hands.
• Furthermore, add milk and knead the dough.
• Further, cover with a moist cloth and rest for 30 minutes.

Karanji recipe:

• Now pinch a small ball sized dough and roll it to a ball.
• Further, roll to a slightly thick puris and cut to a round shape.
• Also grease with warm milk to the edges of the puri.
• Now place a tsp of the prepared coconut stuffing in the middle of the puri.
• Now stick the edges together and press slightly.
• Furthe more, press the edge gently and fold it inside.
• Now take the tip that comes out press it again and fold it.
• Furthermore, deep fry the karanjis till they turn golden brown.
• Finally, drain over the kitchen towel and serve.