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    Home » Desserts » Indian sweets

    Wholewheat Mawa gujiya - Fry / Air fry

    20th March 2021 by bhavana bhatia Leave a Comment

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    Khoya Gujiya recipe is an Indian sweet synonymous with Holi and Diwali. It is also called as khavyachi karanji in Maharashtra and Kajjakayalu or karjikai recipe down south. You can call it the desi croissant or empanada. It is a semi circular fried pastry stuffed with nuts, coconut and milk solids. Jaggery or sugar gives it sweetness.

    Usually, people shape gujiya using a gujiya maker to get a perfect shape. However, this recipe is for making a whole wheat mawa gujiya without mold just like in the olden days. This is also called as mawa ghughra recipe in Gujarat and is prepared during Diwali. Learn to make air fryer gujiya or traditional gujiya recipe depending on your choice.

    mawa gujiya
    holi gujiya
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    • Equipment
    • Ingredients
    • How to make mawa gujiya?
    •  Instructions
    • how to make gujiya in air fryer?
    • Variations
    • Storage
    • What are your top Holi recipes? 
    • FAQ
    • Wholewheat Mawa gujiya recipe | khoya gujiya recipe
    • Food safety

    Equipment

    • kadai / frying pan
    • or air fryer for baked gujiya recipe

    Ingredients

    For gujiya filling

    • Mawa/khoya
    • Ghee
    • Khuskhus or poppy seeds
    • Sooji or semolina
    • Desiccated coconut /coconut flour
    • Chopped nuts ( almond, walnuts and raisins)
    • Powdered sugar

    Melted ghee/ oil for frying

    For Pastry 

    • Atta or whole meal four
    • Sooji or semolina
    • Salt
    • Ghee/oil
    • Water for kneading

    How to make mawa gujiya?

    Traditionally, it is a plain flour pastry with a filling of nuts and mawa. Most people buy khoya from sweet shops. However, nowadays we never know about the purity. Hence, I love to make mawa at home. Traditional method is a bit tedious as you tend to boil full cream milk for hours on a low flame stirring in between.

    There is an alternative method you can use to make make instant khoya.It is ready in few minutes by using milk powder and cream. Easy and non contaminated. Just takes 5 mins. Make it and store in advance. Making any sweet then becomes easy when it is already in your refrigerator. Whether you like mawa gulab jamun ,kachori, ghevar or mawa modak recipe.

    Some people also add karanji to sugar syrup after frying. This way you can reuse the left-over syrup of gulab jamun.  We have also made the vegan gujiya  in the past. However, that gujiya recipe without mawa still has some maida or all purpose flour in it.

    Below is a mawa gujiya recipe which is made of pure whole wheat flour/atta. Yes, it still as yummy and crunchy.

     Instructions

    1. Heat ghee in a pan and add mawa to it. Cook until it is soft.
    mawa gujiya - cook mawa step 1

    2. Once it is soft, add semolina(sooji) and poppy seeds(khuskhus).

    mawa gujiya step 2 cook sooji and khuskhus

    3. Add coconut powder/flour and mix well. Turn off the heat.

    mawa gujiya step 3 add coconut powder

    4.  In a bowl, add powdered sugar, dry fruits and mix it with mawa. Keep this aside. 

    mawa gujiya step 4

    5. Mix flour, ghee, semolina and salt in another bowl and knead it into a semi soft dough. Roll into round shape like a roti flatbread. Add the stuffing in one half of the roti. Repeat this for all the flatbreads.  

    mawa gujiya step 5

    6. Now, join both halves of the flatbread to make a semi-circle.

    mawa gujiya step 6

    7. 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 use gujiya mold to make the perfect shape.

    mawa gujiya step 7

    8. Start deep frying wholewheat mawa gujiyas in oil or ghee on low heat, 2-3 at a time. Keep them on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.

    mawa gujiya step 8
    atta gujiya

    9. Store them in an airtight container once they cool completely and come to room temperature.

    how to make gujiya in air fryer?

    You can also air fry gujiya to avoid any excess oil. For this, prepare the ghughra as per the above steps. To get more crispy gujiya if you are using an air fryer, you can opt to use the plain flour (maida) instead of wholemeal flour. Refer to the recipe here for Baked namak para.Use the dough as used in this recipe.

    air fryer gujiya step 1

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

    air fryer gujiya step 2

    Store these in an air tight container.

    air fryer gujiya
    coconut and nut pastries

    Variations

    You can also add a teaspoon fennel powder or a teaspoon cardamom powder to the filling. There are different types of gujiya recipes. Chashni wali gujiya or chandrakala gujiya when the above version of khoye ki gujiya, is dunked in sugar syrup.

    I am drooling as I write about it. Apart from these people also make kaju gujiya,paneer gujiya, dahi gujiya, nariyal gujiya or coconut gujiya recipe. There are even fusion ones available nowadays like chocolate gujiya,kaju caramel gujiya.

    Storage

    You can store them up to a week in an airtight container.

    Why I love this recipe ?

    I love this recipe so much because it takes me back to my childhood. We didn't eat fast food back then. Firstly, mum believed homemade is best. Secondly, it was not so easily available. My mum made a lot of snacks and sweets at home in spite of being a working mum. Thus, on festivals sis and I were both helping and learning side by side. Little did we know, how beneficial that would be? Now, as a mum, that experience comes handy. However, it is an easy recipe even if you didn't cook anything earlier.

    What are your top Holi recipes? 

    This is our perfect TOP Holi party recipe list.

    • Thandai powder
    • Wholewheat balushahi
    • Baked namak pare
    • Jalebi | Fafda
    • Vegan Gujiya - Fry / air fry
    • Top Holi Recipes
    • wholewheat malpua
    • Eggless Mawa Cake
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    Did you know you can easily make Holi colours at home? Follow our DIY to make your own eco friendly non toxic colors with simple ingredients.

    FAQ

    Can we keep gujiya in fridge?

    Yes, although it can be stored at room temperature.

    Who invented gujiya?

    Chandela rajputs in 16th century who ruled Orchha.

    What dish is made on Holi?

    Jalebi fafda, malpuye,karanji,nimki, thandai.

    Which city is famous for gujiya?

    Orchha

    wholewheat mawa gujiya
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    Wholewheat Mawa gujiya recipe | khoya gujiya recipe

    Gujiya is a crispy flaky Indian crossiant with a filling of nuts mawa and raisins.
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Cook Time40 minutes mins
    Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: air fried gujiyas, air fryer gujia, air gujiya, gujia recipe, gujiya, how to make gujiya at home?, how to make gujiya with khoya?, how to make gujiya without mould, karanji, karjikai recipe, mawa gujiya, mawa karanji recipe, traditional Indian sweet
    Servings: 12
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • frying pan / kadai
    • or air fryer for low oil version

    Ingredients

    Stuffing

    • ½ cup mawa you may use homemade mawa
    • 1 teaspoon ghee
    • ½ tablespoon khuskhus or poppy seeds
    • ½ tablespoon sooji or semolina
    • ½ tbsp. desiccated coconut/coconut flour
    • 3 tbsp. Chopped nuts almond,walnuts and raisins 1 tbsp.each
    • 3 tbsp. sugar powdered

    Pastry

    • 1 cup atta or whole meal four
    • 1 tbsp. sooji or semolina
    • Pinch salt
    • 1 tablespoon ghee/oil add 1 tablespoon more if using air fryer
    • ½ cup water for kneading
    • Oil for frying

    Instructions

    Stuffing

    • Heat ghee in a pan, add mawa to it.
    • Once it is soft,add sooji(semolina) and khuskhus(poppy seeds)
    • Add coconut powder/flour ,turn off the heat
    • Add powdered sugar,nuts and mix,keep this aside. Optionally, you may add a teaspoon of cardamom powder or elaichi powder if you like.

    Gujiya

    • Mix flour,ghee,sooji and salt, knead into a semi soft dough,roll a piece of dough into round shape
    • Add the stuffing in half of the rolled dough,close in semicircle
    • Press from all sides,do not leave any open gaps
    • Start binding the edges

    For deep fried Gujiya

    • Fry in oil on low heat, 2-3 at a time until golden brown
    • Keep them on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil

    For air fried Gujiya

    • In a preheated air fryer (5 minutes) at 170C |340F, 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.

    Notes

    To get more crispy gujiya if you are using an air fryer, you can opt to use the plain flour (maida) instead of wholemeal flour. Refer to the recipe here for Baked namak para.Use the dough as used in this recipe.
     

    Food safety

    • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C).
    • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods.
    • Never leave cooking food unattended.
    • Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds.
    • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove.

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    Hi,I am Bhavana & this is my wonderland of recipes.I have been in IT for 15+ years have always loved writing.My husband Gaurav & I,love to cook, click & host people

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