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    Vegan Gujiya - Fry / air fry

    19th March 2021 by bhavana bhatia 2 Comments

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    Gujjiya is synonymous with Holi and Diwali. It is a deep fry desi croissant or empanada, popular across India. Vegan Gujiya is the traditional gujiya recipe without mawa or milk solids. While Uttar Pradesh and central India calls it gujiyas, Marathis call it karanji, Telegu kajjakayalu, Goans nevri. This is also a recipe for ghughra as it is called in Gujarat and is prepared during Diwali instead of Holi.

    Karanji

    Nowadays, mawa is adulterated and people also have less time. Also, many people want to go vegan and are weight conscious. Make this Marathi recipe 'Karanji' if you want to enjoy a gujiya without mawa. It is both healthy and tasty. You can make this in advance and enjoy the festive season!

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    • How to make gujiya without khoya?
    • How to Air fry Gujiya?
    • Vegan Gujiya recipe

    Equipment

    • kadai/frying pan
    • stand mixer
    • Grinder
    • mold optional/ below recipe is without mold

    Ingredients

    For filling:

    • dry fruits (almonds, cashews, walnuts)
    • desiccated coconut fresh or dry
    • coconut oil
    • gud or jaggery / palm sugar
    • Khuskhus or poppy seeds
    • Sooji or semolina optional
    • Elaichi or cardamom powder
    • Water if using sooji

    For pastry

    • Plain flour (can be replaced with wholewheat flour, the cooking time will increase by 3-4 minutes)
    • Sooji or semolina
    • Salt
    • Oil for vegan/ghee if vegetarian
    • Warm water for kneading

    Refer to recipe card for quantities

    Related recipes

    • Wholewheat Mawa gujiya
    • Top Holi Recipes
    • Top Diwali recipes
    • Instant mawa or khoya using milk powder
    • Khoya matar makhana

    How to make gujiya without khoya?

    1.Grind the nuts and roast in a pan for few minutes with khuskhus (poppy seeds)

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 1

    2. Add desiccated coconut and roast it for few minutes. Now, add coconut oil

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 2

    3.Add green caradamom powder,jaggery or palm sugar.

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 3

    4.Once jaggery has melted, add the raisins and turn off the heat.

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 4

    how to make gujiya dough?

    5.Take the ingredients for the pastry dough in a bowl.

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 5

    6.knead with water in a semi hard dough.

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 6

    7.Roll a piece of dough ,place a spoonful of filling.

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 7

    8.Press from all sides. Do not leave any open gaps else mixture will come out while frying. Start binding the edges using finger tips. Place the index finger of right hand. Now, roll the immediate part of covering to bind it.

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 8

    9.Prepare the gujiya and keep them ready for frying

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 9

    10.Deep fry on low heat. Take out when golden brown. Repeat for all the pieces.

    vegan gujiya recipe steps 10

    How to Air fry Gujiya?

    You can also air fry vegan Gujiya to avoid any excess oil used in deep frying.For this, prepare the gujiya as per the above steps.To get more crispy gujiya if you are using an air fryer use plain flour (maida) and not wholemeal flour.

    • Refer to the recipe here for Baked namak para.Use the dough as used in this recipe.
    air fryer gujiya steps 1

    In a preheated air fryer (5 minutes) at 170C |340 F, cook the gujiya for 15-16 minutes. Spray oil twice in between.If using whole wheat flour, cook for 18-19 minutes or until they sound hollow. Turn over the gujiya once in between.

    af gujiya steps

    Store these in an air tight container.

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    4.67 from 6 votes

    Vegan Gujiya recipe

    Vegan gujiya or karanji is an easy sweet which is traditionally made on Holi and Diwali.Learn to make this easy sweet without a mold
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Cook Time40 minutes mins
    Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: air fried vegan gujiya, air fryer vegan gujiya, ghughra recipe, gujiya, karanji, non mawa gujia
    Servings: 16 pieces
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • kadai/frying pan
    • stand mixer
    • Grinder

    Ingredients

    Stuffing

    • ½ cup dry fruits almond,cashew,walnut
    • ⅓ cup desiccated coconut fresh or dry
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
    • 3 tablespoon gud or jaggery / palm sugar
    • ½ teaspoon khuskhus or poppy seeds
    • 1 teaspoon sooji or semolina optional
    • ½ teaspoon elaichi or cardamom powder
    • 2 teaspoon water if using sooji

    Pastry

    • 2 cup plain flour / maida
    • 1 tablespoon sooji or semolina
    • 2 tablespoon oil for vegan/ghee if vegetarian if using air fryer,use double the amount of ghee/oil
    • ¾ cup Warm water for kneading use 1-2 tablespoon more water if required
    • A pinch of salt
    • Oil for frying 1-2 tablespoon oil for brushing in case of Air fryer version

    Instructions

    Stuffing

    • Grind the nuts and roast in a pan for few minutes with poppy seeds(khuskhus)
    • Add desiccated coconut ,roast for few minutes, add coconut oil
    • Add caradamom powder,jaggery
    • Once jaggery has melted, add raisins turn off the heat

    To shape the gujiya

    • Take the ingredients for the pastry dough in a bowl
    • Knead with water in a semi hard dough.
    • Roll a piece of dough ,place a spoonfull of filling
    • Press from all sides. Do not leave any open gaps else mixture will come out while frying. Start binding the edges using finger tips. Place the index finger of right hand. Now, roll the immediate part of covering to bind it. Alternatively you can also use a gujjiya mould.

    For deep fried vegan Gujiya

    • Prepare the gujiya and keep them ready for frying
    • Fry on low heat,take out when golden brown

    For Air fried Gujiya

    • In a preheated air fryer (5 minutes) at 170C |340 F, cook the gujiya for 14-15 minutes. Spray oil twice in between. If using whole wheat flour, cook for 16-17 minutes or until they sound hollow.
    • Store these in an air tight container.

    Substitutions and Variations

    • For a vegetarian version, you may fry karanji in ghee. If you like your milk solids or mawa, use instant khoya using full fat cream and milk powder. This is still better than using store bought mawa to make mawa gujiya.
    • There are many ways of making gujia. Usually, it is made of all purpose flour or maida and deep fried. However, you can always replace some with whole wheat flour instead. Filling can be customized according to taste.
    • Add chopped nuts as per your taste.
    • You can use a gujiya mold or make it without one as in the above recipe. Coat it with powdered sugar or with sugar syrup if you like yours much sweeter.

    Storage

    Your vegan gujiya can be made 1-2 days in advance before any festival. You can make it even before any travel and it can last for 7-10 days at room temperature.Store it in an airtight container once it cools completely.

    FAQ

    What are the Holi special sweets recipes in India?

    Gujiya 
    thandai
    malpua
    dahi bade 

    Can we make holi/ rangoli colors at home?

    Yes it is very easy to make organic colors are home. Click here to learn to make organic Holi colors with food colors.

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    Comments

    1. Neelima Chowdhary says

      March 28, 2021 at 4:01 am

      How much coconut oil?
      When to add khus-khus and suji?

      Reply
      • bhavana bhatia says

        March 28, 2021 at 6:09 am

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        hi neelima, you need to add 1 tbsp coconut oil , and khuskhus along with nuts at the start. Sooji is option, but if you want to add you may add that at the start.if you use sooji, the stuffing will be more soft due to addition of water. However without the sooji it self it turns out well.
        Thanks for pointing out, we have updated the ingredient/step

        Reply
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