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Saffron Mawa Gujiya

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 20
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For pastry dough
  • 4 Cups All Purpose Flour/Maida
  • ½ Cup Melted Ghee
  • 2 Cups Water
For Mawa stuffing
  • 340 Gms Mawa (Nanak)Packet sold in US Indian Stores
  • ½ Cup Dessicated Coconut
  • ½ Tsp Green Cardamom Powder
  • 2 Tbsp Ghee
  • 1 Cup All types of dry fruits of your choice.
For Sugar Syrup
  • 4 Cups Water
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 10 Strand Saffron
For Frying the gujiya
  • Oil/Ghee of your choice.

Method
 

Making the dough
  1. Mix flour with melted ghee and rub between your two fingers .Take time while doing that .This process ensures that the dough is flaky and crispy .Do not rush this part.
  2. Add ½ cup of water at a time while making dough .Make sure your dough is soft ,supple, and firm.
  3. Cover the dough with a moist kitchen towel and let it rest for at least 15 minutes.
Making of stuffing
  1. Take a pan and heat ghee in it.
  2. Add grated/crumbled Mawa/khoya and stir it continously till it leaves the sides or look properly cooked .Mix coconut powder at this time and stir once or twice for one minute.
  3. Remove them in a big bowl.When its cool enough add powdered sugar and crushed dryfruits.
  4. Mix cardamom powder.Let it keep aside.
Making Sugar Syrup
  1. Boil water mixed with sugar till it becomes thick and glossy.Add crushed saffron strands.
Frying of Gujiya.
  1. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan or traditional kadhai.
  2. Make sure that oil is enough for deep frying.
Shaping Gujiya
  1. Remove the kitchen towel and knead the dough once again for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Divide the dough into 20-25 balls.
  3. Roll each ball into a shape like poori .That shouldnt be very thick and thin.
  4. Place the rolled poori into gujiya mould. Run your wet fingers around the edge of the poori.
  5. PLace one tbsp of filling in the center of Gujiya.
  6. Fold the mould and make a semi circle or half moon shape.
  7. Do it very carefully otherwise gujiya pocket will open and your oil will be spoiled.
Frying of Gujiya
  1. Fry in medium hot oil till it looks golden and crispy.
  2. Do not overcrowd the pan.
Making of glaze
  1. soak gujiya in sugar syrup for 3-4 minute .Remove in a seperate plare and let it cool before storing.
  2. Enjoy!!!
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