Gujiya or Karanji is a very popular Indian dessert prepared mostly during the festivals of Holi and Diwali. They are made by stuffing dry fruits and sweetened khoya (milk fudge) inside a pastry sheet. Later, you just need to deep fry them or Bake them.
Coursedessert
Cuisineindian
KeywordBaked gujiya, Gujiya in Microwave or Airfryer
Microwave the Khoya for 2-3 minutes. That will make it easy to crumble it later. You can crumble the Khoya in a non-stick fry pan.
Use a spatula or a wooden spoon. Press the Khoya down and break it into smaller pieces. You need to keep pressing it until the Khoya becomes soft. Remember one thing! It should have the consistency of a soft dough.
Then turn off the heat. You can do this entire process in the microwave itself. It’s just that you must continue stirring the Khoya at equal intervals.
Add the coconut powder, cardamom powder, and chopped nuts. Mix it well and then cool off for 4-5 minutes. Next, you need to add sugar and mix it well again. So, your Gujiya stuffing is ready!
Take All-purpose Flour in a bowl and add desi ghee. The quantity of ghee should be enough so that once you mix it should hold it’s shape when pressed in fist.
or Place the pie crust or the rolled-out maida evenly. Then use a 2-inch round cookie cutter to cut out the circles.
Roughly fill 2 teaspoons of the filling, and then seal the wrapper by pressing the edges together.
Place them on the baking sheet or parchment paper. Then bake them for 11-12 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 400F. Cool them for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat a saucepan on medium heat and add sugar and water to it. Bring them to a boil and simmer until the mixture thickens.
Cool it down and then dip the baked Gujiyas into the same.
Sprinkle some powdered sugar or crushed pistachios over them and you are done!