Recipe: Delicious Gujiya / karanji (Holi Special)
Gujiya / karanji (Holi Special). Flaky pastries with sweet fillings or also known as fried dumplings made with all purpose flour or wheat flour and stuffed with milk solids, coconut and nuts is known as Gujiya or Karanji. Mostly made in Northen part of India during festivals like Holi or Diwali. These Gujiyas have significant shape and the filling is done with hands.
Most often these Ghughra/ Gujiya are made when there are festivities at home or a special occasion in the family. Gujiyas are quintessential Holi snacks. Holi, the festival of colours in India is also a festival of great food. Holi is almost here and don't know what to make during this Holi - don't fret, we at Archana's Kitchen have the best collection of Holi Recipes. You can have Gujiya / karanji (Holi Special) using 0 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Gujiya / karanji (Holi Special)
One of the most popular snacks prepared during Holi is the Gujiya. Gujiyas are known by various names in different parts of India - Ghughra in Gujarat, Karanji in Maharashtra, Karchikai in Tamil Nadu, Karjikai or Kadubu in Karnataka & Andhra. Gujiya recipe, How to make Mawa Gujiya(karanji)from scratch. Holi is incomplete without Gujiya -fried dumpling with crisp edges and soft flaky inside dunked in sugar syrup!
Gujiya / karanji (Holi Special) instructions
- Firstly, knead the maida flour with 1/4 cup of ghee and water nicely..
- Then keep it aside for 30 minutes..
- Then fry the desiccated coconut on a low flame for some time..
- After the desiccated coconut cools down, you can add almond, cashew, elaichi powder & Haggerty powder..
- Now you can make small shaped balls of kneaded maida flour & roll them out. Fill the inside with the mixture you have prepared..
- You can close the corners of the gujiya or karanji with a little water to make it damp..
- You can use a fancy cutter to give a nice shape to your gujiyas..
- Now, you take a Kadai or a frying pan. You can fry these gujiyas in any of the oils you prefer or ghee..
- Once done, you can serve these hot tasty gujiyas to your guests & family. Wishing you all a Very Happy Holi..
It's an indulgent dessert for special occasions! There are many ways of Making Gujiya/Gujia but I always love the sweet version. We Tamil People make a similar version of Gujia called Somas(sweet Somas) for. In Maharashtra, Gujiya is known as Karanji and the filling is different from the traditional Gujiya. Karanji has a coconut filling whereas Gujiya has khoya and dry fruits filling.
