Mava Gujiya

 

                                   
                                                       Mawa Gujiya

Mava Gujiya is one of the most popular Sweet in India specially on the festival of Holi!! Holi is a festival of colors and without
Sweets its incomplete,so to fill this festival with joy and festive mood Gujiya is going to be a perfect choice for celebration!!

Ingredients -  For the dough
                       All purpose flour- 2 cups
                       Ghee - 2 tbsp
                       Salt - 1/2 tsp
                      
    For stuffing -

                Mawa (khoya) - 250 grams
               Desiccated coconut - 100 grams
              Roasted semolina - 2 tbsp
             Castor sugar - 1 cup
            Green cardamom(powdered in a mortar -pestle)3-4 pieces
            Chopped dry fruits - of your own choice
            Oil or ghee - for frying
                       

Method - Take a bowl put all purpose flour, salt,ghee and rub 
                     the powder with your palm so that the ghee should
                     get mixed up properly with the flour. Now take the 
                     normal water and knead the dough.The dough
                     should be little hard not too soft.Keep this dough to
                     rest for 30 minutes in a moist kitchen cloth.

  
For the stuffing - Take a wok crumble and grate the khoya and                                  stir it till it changes its color. 
                             Now add sugar and green cardamom
                             in it. Then add desiccated coconut and mix well
                             for 2 to 3 minutes and switch off the flame.
                             Put the ready mixture in a bowl and add dry
                             fruits in it keep aside and let it get cool.

                           
                            Divide the dough into two parts roll each part
                            in your palms to make balls and place balls in
                            the same bowl cover with moist kitchen towel.
                           Dust the rolling board with the lightly some 
                           flour. Roll each ball with the help of a roller and
                           make small circle. After that take a gujiya mould
                           place the ready small circle on it , take 1.5 or 1
                           tbsp of the khoya filling on one side of the circle,
                          spread some water with your hand on the edges
                          of the circles and carefully close the mould gently
                          press the edges. Trim the extra edges and take 
                         take the gujiyas out from the mould and deep fry
                         them in hot ghee or refined oil .Turn them 
                         carefully and deep fry till the gujiyas become
                         golden in color. Drain on kitchen paper tissues.
                         Enjoy with  your family . HAPPY HOLI!!!!!!!!