Gujia or Gujiya | How to make Gujia or Gujiya
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About Gujia or Gujiya Recipe
Gujia is deep fried pastry filled with Kova and dry fruits such as dry coconut and cashewnuts and almonds. There are many variations in making this recipe, in Andhra Pradesh we make this with a different filling. We use grated dry coconut with suji and nuts and we do not dip them in sugar syrup and we call this as Kajjikayalu. Gujia is a traditional dish in North India. They make this sweet for Holi and Diwali. Here the stuffing and the preparation method is different than a South Indian recipe. Gujiya recipe is a North Indian desert made with Khoya. It is popular in Rajasthan, Bihar, UP, MP and Delhi. While Gujiya recipe is easily available in all sweet shops, it is particularly relished during Holi time, especially bhang Gujiya. Like all popular recipes, Gujiya recipe also has many variations. There is chocolate Gujiya, Jam Gujiya even fresh fruit Gujiya .BetterButter gives the Gujiya recipe a big thumbs up. try other Holi recipes . Betterbutter is best platform to find Gujia recipe, gujia recipe with suji, Gujia in English Gujia recipe in Holi and how to make perfect Gujia recipe step by step.
Ingredients to make Gujia or Gujiya
- all purpose flour (maida)- 2 cups
- ghee- 3 tbsp
- A pinch of salt
- oil for deep frying
- For the Filling:
- Kova/khoya/mawa (unsweetend)- 2 and 1/2 cup grated and lightly fried
- Grated dry coconut- 4 tsp
- cashewnuts-15 finely choped
- almonds- 15 finely chopped (blanched and chopped)
- cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp
- Powder sugar- 1/2 cup
- For the sugar Syrup:
- sugar- 1 cup
- water- 1/4 cup
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