besan ghud ghujiya

Ingredients:

For stuffing:

Besan/Chana flour: 1cup
Coconut(dry): Grated 1cup(optional)
Dry Fruits: broken pieces 1/2 cup
shironji seeds:1tsp
Ghud/Jaggery:1 cup
Elaichi(cardamom) powder: 1tsp

For dough:
Maida: 1cup
Suji:1 tsp
Hot oil:1 tsp

Oil for deep frying

Procedure:

•     Knead the dough: To the maida add suji, hot oil(for crispy outer) and using water make a soft dough of poori consistency.
•     cover with muslin cloth and keep aside.
•     roast the Besan(dry or in 1 tsp ghee)
•     after cooling a bit add the grated coconut, Jaggery, dryfruits and elaichi and mix well.
•     Heat oil for deep frying
•     Make a poori of the dough.
•     Place the stuffing in the center of poori.
•     Fold the poori to one side
•     Close the edges with very little moisture so that edges do not open up while frying.
•     Fry the ghujiya in oil till golden brown.

Cool and store in air tight container. Ghujiya is ready to be served.