Name: Baked Gujiya recipe by Sunita Sharma at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: For covering -; 1 cup all purpose flour; 1/2 cup semolina; 2 tbsp powdered sugar; 1 tsp baking soda; 50 gm chilled butter; 1 tsp fennel seed powder; Chilled water to make dough; For Filling -; 1 cup Milk powder; 2 tbsp ghee; 3/4 cup Milk; 3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar; 1/2 cup semolina; 2 tsp cardamom powder; 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder; 1/4 cup grated dry coconut; 2 tbsp chopped Almonds; 2 tbsp chopped cashews; 2 tbsp Raisins; 2 tbsp chirongi; For garnishing -; Some saffron strands; 3-4 tbsp Water; 1/4 cup sugar; Chopped pistachios

ABOUT Baked Gujiya RECIPE

I have created this recipe by the fusion of North and South Indian recipe with the addition of my own flavors to the sweet. This is a healthier version than fried Gujiya.

Ingredients Serving: 20

For covering -
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup semolina
2 tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp baking soda
50 gm chilled butter
1 tsp fennel seed powder
Chilled water to make dough
For Filling -
1 cup Milk powder
2 tbsp ghee
3/4 cup Milk
3/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
1/2 cup semolina
2 tsp cardamom powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg powder
1/4 cup grated dry coconut
2 tbsp chopped Almonds
2 tbsp chopped cashews
2 tbsp Raisins
2 tbsp chirongi
For garnishing -
Some saffron strands
3-4 tbsp Water
1/4 cup sugar
Chopped pistachios

Instructions

First mix all dry ingredients mentioned for dough.
Cut butter into cubes and mix with flour. Make a dough like you make for poori then let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes
For filling, first, dry roast chopped nuts for 2-3 minutes.
Add 1 tsp ghee in pan and roast rava on slow to medium flame for 5-6 minutes . Remove and leave to cool
Now add rest of ghee then add milk and milk powder and keep stirring to get smooth consistency.
When the mixture looks like khoya then switch off the gas and let it cool.
Mix Rava , nuts, cardamom and nut meg powder to prepared khoya mixture. Mix powdered sugar to the mixture, your filling is ready.
Knead again prepared the dough and cut 20 same size pieces to roll into a thin round like poori .
Add enough filling on circle then fold. Bring the edges together and press with a fork.
Preheat oven to 170 degrees C for 10 minutes. Brush gujia with milk and bake for 12-15 minutes. When it's done brush it with melted butte .
First soak saffron in water then heat sugar and saffron water and make a thick sugar syrup in a small pan, drizzle this syrup on gujia then sprinkle some chopped pistachios and desiccated coconut.

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