Ghughra
Ghughra, alternatively called Gujia or Karanji, is a delightful dumpling crafted from Maida flour and filled with a delectable mixture of khoya and various ingredients.
Ingredients
For stuffing
- 1 cup Mawa/khoya
- ¼ cup Sooji
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 1 cup Crushed dry-fruits I have used Cashew, almonds, and Pistachios
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
For Dough
- 1 ¼ cup Maida
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- Water If required
Other ingredients
- Oil/ghee for frying
- Silver varq saffron and some slivered nuts for garnishing (optional)
Instructions
Stuffing
- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a pan. Add khoya/Mawa in ghee and saute it for a minute over medium heat. Remove it in a big mixing bowl and keep it aside.
- Again heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a pan. Saute sooji/ in ghee for a minute or until fragrant over medium heat. Keep it aside.
- Take Roasted Mawa in a Big mixing bowl, add Roasted Rava, grounded dry fruit, sugar and cardamom powder. Mix it very well. Let the mixture cool down completely.
Prepare dough
- Take maida in a bowl. Add ghee and mix it very well. Add milk and knead a soft dough. Add water if required.
- Cover it with wet muslin cloth and let it rest for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 25 equal parts and cover it with wet cloth.
Stuffing the Gujia
- Take one ball and roll it about the size of a puri.
- Place stuffing in the middle of the rolled puri.
- Close the puri half-moon shape. Keep twisting the ghughra around the edges. (refer a video in recipe card)
- If you don't know how to design the edges, use a fork to seal the edges.
- Prepare remaining ghughrs. Cover prepared ghughra with a damp cloth.
Frying
- Heat oil or ghee in a pan. Fry Ghughras over a low flame until light golden brown in color.
How to store?
- Let them cool down. Once it is cold, place them in an airtight container.
- As it is made with Mawa, the shelf life is very short. It stays fresh up to 8 to 10 days. max.
- Or you can keep them in the refrigerator, it will stay good for a month. Whenever you are ready to eat, take out from the fridge, warm it up a bit in the microwave and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 29mgPotassium: 51mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 51IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 1mg
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