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Karanji Aur Coconut
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Karanji Aur Coconut

🇮🇳 Indian

Fried karanji crescents with coconut-jaggery filling, the Diwali gujiya of the west. Ghee, sugar, patience — the three ingredients in every Indian celebration. Plate in petit-four pieces with tea or as prasad.

Prep 23 min Cook 25 min Serves 6 Hard

Ingredients

  • Salta pinch
  • Ghee3 tbsp
  • All-Purpose Flour2 cups
  • Sugarto taste
  • Grated Coconut1 cup
  • Jaggery3/4 cup, grated
  • Green Cardamom1 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Set out every ingredient measured and ready; Indian sweets move fast once the heat is on.

  2. 2

    Put the all-purpose flour and grated coconut on a steady medium flame and commit to stirring — sweets test your patience.

  3. 3

    Stir through the long middle stage until the mixture looks cohesive and smells toasty and rich.

  4. 4

    Season the mix with the jaggery and green cardamom, reserving some nuts for the top.

  5. 5

    Tip into a greased tray, level the top, sprinkle nuts, and let it set before cutting into diamonds.

Chef's tip

Fresh spices make the dish — if yours smell of nothing, the dish will taste of nothing.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Authentic Karanji Recipe | Simple Jaggery & Coconut Stuffing | GANESH CHATURTHI SPECIAL | Varun · on YouTube