Recipe: Gujia

Holi is unimaginable without Gujia. Now you can make the perfect Gujias by following this simple recipe.

Ingredients:

550 gms maida (flour)
1.25 kg khoya
5 tbsps raisins
200 gms almonds (cut into thin strips)
6 tbsps cooking oil. (keep some more aside for deep frying)
200 ml water
500 gms sugar

Procedure:

Mix the six tablespoons of oil with the maida. Now add some water as required and knead into soft dough. Set aside and cover with a damp cloth. Fry khoya in a deep-frying pan to a light brown colour. Add sugar, almonds and kismis into the khoya and mix well. Remove from the fire and let it cool.Roll out the kneaded dough into a small and thick chapatti. Fill half the chapati with the khoya mixture and seal the round, twisting the edges inwards. Deep-fry these gujias to a deep golden brown colour on slow flame. Take them out with a sieve type ladle and drain the oil completely.