Sooji Gujiya RecipeSoups & Snacks

July 13, 2019 16:25

Sooji Gujiya is a popular Indian sweet that is generally prepare during festivals and spacial occasion. This sweet is tasty, crunchy and has a nice flavor and aroma. It is a fried Indian pastry with an aromatic filling inside. You can serve this sweet as a evening snack also and can also pack in your kid’s snack box.

For The Stuffing

semolina (rava/ Sooji) - 1/4 cup
powdered sugar - 1/4 cup
chopped mixed nuts - 1/4 cup
ghee - 2 tsp
cardamoms and nutmeg (jaiphal) powder - 1/2 tsp

For The Dough

plain flour (maida) - 3/4 cup
milk to knead dough
ghee - 1 tsp

Other Ingredients

for deep frying - ghee

For the dough

In a bowl add plain flour, milk, and ghee and knead to a soft and smooth dough and cover it with a muslin cloth and keep it for 15-20 min.

For the stuffing

Heat a pan and add ghee to it and roast Sooji on sow flame till it changes color to light pink.
Once done, switch off the flame and transfer it in a plate and keep it aside to cook.
When completely cooled, add nuts and powdered sugar, cardamom and nutmeg powder and keep it aside.

How to proceed

Knead the dough well and make equal sized balls and take a ball and roll into a puri
Put a spoonful of stuffing in center, seal it tightly and form a semicircle and cover them under moist towel for few min.
Heat ghee in a pan add slowly drop the Gujiya and fry on low flame till the color changes to light pink.
Once done, drain it on a tissue paper and serve it.

Meghna Nath