karanji recipe | gujiya recipe | karjikai recipe | kajjikayalu
easy karanji recipe | gujiya recipe | karjikai recipe | kajjikayalu recipe
- Prep time
- 40 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¾ cup dry coconut / kopra / desiccated coconut
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds / khus khus
- 5 cashews (chopped)
- 10 rasins (chopped)
- 5 almonds (chopped)
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- 1 cup maida / all-purpose flour / plain flour
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp ghee (hot)
- ½ cup warm milk (or as required to knead dough)
Instructions
- 1
firstly, in a large mixing bowl take dry coconut.
- 2
further add powdered sugar and poppy seeds.
- 3
further add chopped dry fruits.
- 4
then add cardamom powder and mix well.
- 5
finally, the stuffing is ready to prepare karanji. keep aside.
- 6
firstly, in a large mixing bowl take maida and salt to taste.
- 7
further pour very hot ghee over maida.
- 8
now rub and crumble the dough well between your hands.
- 9
furthermore, add milk and knead the dough.
- 10
further, cover with a moist cloth and rest for 30 minutes.
- 11
now pinch a small ball sized dough and roll it to a ball.
- 12
further, roll to a slightly thick puris and cut to a round shape.
- 13
also grease with warm milk to the edges of the puri.
- 14
now place a tsp of the prepared coconut stuffing in the middle of the puri.
- 15
now stick the edges together and press slightly.
- 16
furthemore, press the edge gently and fold it inside.
- 17
now take the tip that comes out press it again and fold it.
- 18
furthermore, deep fry the karanjis till they turn golden brown.
- 19
finally, drain over the kitchen towel and serve.