Recipe for Gunjiya

Recipe for Gunjiya

For base:

300gms of finely milled flour (maida)
50gms Ghee(clarified butter)
50ml Water

For mixture:

10gms of finely chopped Almonds
10gms of finely chopped pistachios
10gms of raisins
10gms of roasted melon seeds
1tsp cardamom
5 to 10 (kesar) saffron petals
250gms Mava (Khoya- granular condensed milk solid)
100gms powdered sugar(Bura)

Method:

Take maida in a vessel, add ghee and mix it well.
Add water and knead it to soft dough.
Then in a separate pan heat the Mava and soften it.
Then add the almonds, pistachios, raisins, melon seeds, cardamom, kesar petals and powdered sugar.
Then roll out small balls of the maida dough into small round circular shapes.
Add the mixture in the centre of the circle
Apply film of water at the edge and seal the ends by pressing them together.(Can design with twisting the edges)
(Optional)For a sweeter taste glace them in melted sugar.
Deep fry the Gunjiyas and serve hot.