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Gujiya Aur Khoya
🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Gujiya Aur Khoya

🇮🇳 Indian

North Indian gujiya sealed and fried, the Holi sweet every household counts by the dozen. The taste of every good news day in an Indian household. Serve at room temperature, cut small — sweetness needs no size.

Prep 24 min Cook 40 min Serves 6 Hard

Ingredients

  • Salta pinch
  • Ghee3 tbsp
  • All-Purpose Flour2 cups
  • Sugar1 tsp
  • Green Cardamom1 tsp
  • Khoa (Mawa)200 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Measure everything before lighting the flame; there is no pause button mid-cook.

  2. 2

    Put the all-purpose flour and khoa (mawa) 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

    Add the sugar, cardamom and any nuts or saffron; fold through and cook two minutes more.

  5. 5

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

Chef's tip

Cut barfi-style sweets while barely warm or they crumble.

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Watch how it's made

Video: मावा गुजिया घर के खोये से बनाये | Mawa Gujiya Recipe | Khoya Karanji Recipe | Gujiya Kabitaskitchen · on YouTube