GUJIYA

Gujiya is a famous Rajasthani dessert that is made with Suji, Maida or wheat flour and stuffed with khoya or sweet coconut filling. Being a Kid, I had seen my Mom make this sweet at home especially during Diwali. While my Dad was posted in Jammu, I remember how all the aunties in the neighborhood used to assemble in our house to prepare these delicious dumplings during various Hindu Festivals. The aroma of the roasted nuts and the Gujiyas being fried in pure Ghee used to drive me crazy.

This Diwali, I finally decided to try my hands on making this dessert at home and surprisingly it turned out well. I used Maida for making the Gujiyas and for the filling I have used grated coconut cooked in condensed milk along with dry fruits.

Ingredients

Oil or ghee for deep frying

For the Cover

500 Gms Maida

4 Tbsp refined oil

For the Filling

Grated Coconut

1 tin condensed milk

2 pods of green cardamom

25 Gms chopped cashews

10 Gms Watermelon seeds

10 Gms Raisins

Method

• Sieve the flour and add refined oil to it.
• Now add water and knead it into soft tight dough. Cover with a damp cloth and keep it aside.
• For the filling, take 2 tbsp of ghee in a Kadhai and add the grated coconut to it.
• Mix well and add condensed milk. Simultaneously throw in the cardamoms and chopped dry fruits. Keep stirring the mixture.
• Cook all the ingredients well till it attains a Khoya like consistency.  
• Remove from flame and allow it to cool down completely.
• Divide the dough into small balls and roll each ball into small round approximately 3 to 4 inch in diameter.
• Fill half the round with coconut filling, fold and seal the round by twisting the edges inwards. Be careful while folding so that the filling doesn’t come out. 

Moulds can also be used to get this shape

 

• Heat oil enough for deep frying in a Kadhai.
• Now, deep fry the Gujiyas till they are golden brown in colour.
• Drain the excess oil and remove from flame. You can keep the Gujiyas on oil absorbing paper or tissue papers in order to remove the excess oil.

The Final Look

Tips: Gujiya moulds are easily available in the market and they can also be used efficiently to roll out Gujiyas that are perfect in shape.

Depending upon the type of filling used, one can store the Gujiyas for several days to months. Since I have used wet coconut filling, it had to be consumed within a week. If you use khoya or only roasted and sweetened nuts for filling, it can be stored up to a month.