Gujiya

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Ingredients (for the dough)

2 cups all purpose flour

1/3 cup ghee

a pinch of salt

½cup water

Ingredients (for the filling)

1½ cups khoya, grated

2tbsp semolina

1/3 cup mixed nuts (almonds, cashews, raisins)

1tsp nutmeg powder

1tsp cardamom powder

¾ – 1 cup sugar

1/3 cup desiccated coconut

oil, to deep fry

Ingredients (for the glue)

2tbsp cornflour

2tbsp all purpose flour

1tbsp water

Method

This is a list of ingredients.

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To a bowl, add the all purpose flour.

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Next, add the salt.

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Then, add the ghee.

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With your hands, mix everything in.

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Finally, add the water.

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And knead it into a dough. Let it rest till you make the filling.

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Take a clean pan.

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To that, add the semolina.

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Roast the semolina, till it turns golden brown.

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Transfer it onto a plate and let it cool.

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To the same pan, add the mawa.

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Cook the mawa for a few minutes.

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Then, add the ghee.

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Cook for a couple of minutes and make sure that the mawa and ghee incorporate into each other completely.

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Next, add the roasted semolina.

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Then, add the mixed nuts.

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Stir them in completely.

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Add the desiccated coconut.

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Then, add the cardamom powder.

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Next, add the nutmeg powder.

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Mix everything in, take it off the heat and transfer to a plate. Let the mixture cool down completely.

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Once the mixture has cooled down completely, add the sugar.

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Mix it in and set this mixture aside.

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To seal the filling into the dough, we will need to make a glue.

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Mix the all purpose flour and cornflour together.

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Add the water 1tsp at a time and mix it in.

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Once the dough has rested, take a little dough and form a small ball. The amount of dough you will need will be the same amount you need to make a chapati.

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With a rolling pin, gently roll it into a small circle.

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Take a little of the mixture, make it into a ball and put it in the center of the rolled dough.

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Apply a little glue on to the other edges of the dough.

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And fold one side onto the other, so that the mixture is sealed in completely.

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With your fingers, press down the sides to seal the mixture in.

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This is how it should look like when done.

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With a back of a fork, make indentations into the sides of the dough.

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Transfer this onto a plate, and cover with a damp cloth, while you work on the remaining dough and mixture.

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Alternatively, you can also use the ghujiya moulds.

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Take a little dough onto your work surface.

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Roll it to form a circle.

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Take your ghujiya mould.

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Grease the entire mould with a little ghee.

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Put the rolled dough into the center of the mould.

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Add the mixture onto one side of the mould.

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Firmly press the mould down.

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Trim off the excess dough.

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Gently lift out the mould from one side.

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Heat oil in a deep bottom pan and gently drop each ghujiya into the hot oil.

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Deep fry till golden brown on both sides.

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Transfer them onto a kitchen towel to drain off the excess oil.

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Let them cool down completely and serve. These can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for a few days and up to 2-3 weeks in a refrigerator.

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