Name: layered gujiya recipe by payal jain at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the dough:; 1 cup all purpose flour; 1 tbsp ghee; Water to make the dough; For stuffing:; 1/4 cup dessicated coconut; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 cup milk powder; 1/4 cup Milk; 1 tsp ghee; 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder; 1 tbsp chironji seeds; For Sugar Syrup:; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 tsp Green cardamom powder; Oil for Deep frying

Ingredients Serving: 4

For the dough:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tbsp ghee
Water to make the dough
For stuffing:
1/4 cup dessicated coconut
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk powder
1/4 cup Milk
1 tsp ghee
1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
1 tbsp chironji seeds
For Sugar Syrup:
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp Green cardamom powder
Oil for Deep frying

Instructions

take flour in a vessel and mix ghee to it
now add water and knead a soft pliable dough
cover the dough and keep aside for 15 minutes
for stuffing:
heat 1 tsp ghee in a kadai and add milk to it
now add milk powder and keep stirring continuously until the mixture appears same like mawa
switch off the flame and transfer it to a bowl
when the mixture cools down, add chironji seeds, cardamom powder, coconut and powdered sugar to it
mix everything well
stuffing is ready
for making gujiya:
knead the dough again after 15 minutes and pinch lemon sized balls from it
take two balls and roll it in two thin circles
make slits on one circle leaving some space on the edges
now stick two prepared circles using water as shown in the image
place stuffing and fold bringing two edges of the circle together
after folding, make pleats with the hands
make all in the same way
heat oil in a kadai
after the oil is properly heated up, reduce the flame to medium
add the preapared gujiyas to the oil, turn sides and fry it till golden brown on both sides
remove from oil and drain it on the paper towel
for making syrup:
add sugar and water in a kadai and bring it to a boil on medium flame
cook the syrup for 4-5 minutes to make one string sugar syrup
switch off the flame and add cardamom powder
now dip the gujiyas into the syrup for 2 minutes
then remove from syrup and serve

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