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Gujarati, Rajasthani Cuisine: Desserts, Mithais

Ghughra is one of the populer Diwali sweet for Gujarat and Rajasthan (in Rajasthani it's popular as Gujiya). It's deep-ghee-fried sweet made with suji or maida stuffed with a mixture of sweetened semolina (sometimes khoa) and dried fruits.

How To Cook:

Step 1: Roast semolina in ghee on low heat till it turns slightly brown.

Step 2: Allow the roasted semolina to cool down.

Step 3: Add 1tablespoon ghee to all purpose flour and knead a dough with the help of sugar-added water. Cover the dough with a wet cloth and keep it aside.

Step 4: Mix powdered sugar, poppy seeds and grated cocnut to the roasted semolina.

Step 5: Now make small balls out of the dough and roll them flat with rolling pin into round shape with diameter of 3 to 4 inch.

Step 6: Fill 1 tablespoon semolina mixture filling on the round flat puri and seal ...the puri around the edges. Please note that one can seal the puris with various designs. It depends upon your creativity.

Step 7: Now fry the sealed Ghugharas in ghee on low flame till slightly pink.

Step 8: Serve hot.

Kaywords: Sweet Gughara, Gunjiya, Ghughra, Pedakiya, karanji, Kajjikaya, Gujia , Diwali Ghughra

For Queen's Kitchen, Recipe by: Dr. Ranna Pandya, Ishita Pandya

For Queen's Kitchen
Recipe by: Dr. Ranna Pandya, Ishita Pandya

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