Making Gujiyas at home during Holi is a quintessential task that we enjoy doing. The popular Indian sweet got a Spiral Avatar in this recipe and comes with a twist. They not only look Gorgeous but also delicious with a crisp outer layer bursting to a sweet Mawa filled nutty goodness. Two different pastry layers rolled into one to create a beautiful, unique spiral design and then baked up perfectly promising a longer shelf-life than the deep-fried ones. Make these one-of-a-kinds Baked Spiral Gujiyas for Holi celebration and surprise your family and friends! đ
Baked Spiral Gujiya
Two different pastry layers rolled into one to create a beautiful, unique spiral design, and then baked up perfectly promising a longer shelf-life than the deep-fried ones. Make these Spiral Gujiyas for Holi and surprise your guests!
Ingredients
For plain flour dough
- 1 cup- All-purpose flour/Maida
- A pinch of Salt
- 1 tbsp- Caster sugar/White or Brown powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp- Ghee/Clarified butter
- Water as required for kneading
For coloured flour dough
- 1 cup- All-purpose flour/Maida
- A pinch of Salt
- 2 tbsp- Carrot powder (read note)
- 1 tbsp- Caster sugar/White or Brown powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp- Ghee/Clarified butter
- Water as required for kneading
For filling
- 1 cup- Khoya/Mawa/Dried milk solids (grated)
- Âź cup + 2 tbsp- Nuts (a mix of Cashew nuts, Almonds, and Pistachios) (chopped)
- 1/8 tsp- Cardamom powder (optional)
- Âź cup- Caster sugar/White or Brown powdered sugar (read note)
Instructions
For plain flour dough
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Add all the ingredients mentioned âFor plain flour doughâ in a bowl except water, start mixing. The flour mixture will become crumbly in texture. Now add water slowly, and knead a firm dough. Keep aside, covered.
For coloured flour dough
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Add all the ingredients mentioned âFor coloured flour doughâ in a bowl except water, start mixing. The flour mixture will become crumbly in texture. Now add water slowly, and knead a firm dough. Keep aside, covered.
For filling
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In a frying pan cook the grated mawa for 5-6 minutes over medium heat until the mawa softens. Keep aside, and cool completely.
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Now add sugar, cardamom powder (if using), and chopped nuts to the cooled mawa. Mix well and keep aside.
For making the Gujiyas
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Apply vegetable oil over a surface, and start rolling the dough balls separately.
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Now stack the rolled layers together by keeping the plain flour layer at the bottom and coloured flour layer on the top, roll these layers together a little bit by using a rolling pin.
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Start making a roll of the layers from one side to the other. Wrap the roll with cling film and keep it aside if youâre not using it immediately. The wrapping prevents the roll from drying up.
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Cut the rolls in portions by using a knife or dough scraper.
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Start rolling each portion to a 3.5â diameter round.
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Add 1½ tbsp mawa mixture in the middle of the circle. Apply water by using your finger to seal the edges.
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Now fold the pastry circle to a half-moon shape and press the edges gently to seal. You can use a pizza cutter to trim the edge. Use a fork to crimp the edges of the Gujiyas.
Air Frying & Baking Instructions
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Apply ghee over the Gujiyas by using a pastry brush.
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Preheat Air fryer to 180 degrees C for 5 minutes.
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Grease the Air fryer basket base with vegetable oil.
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Air fry the Gujiyas for 15 minutes, flip them in-between.
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Alternately you can bake the Gujiyas in an OTG at the same temperature. If using an OTG, bake the Gujiyas for 20-25 minutes or until turn golden, and crisp to touch.
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Baked Gujiyas can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature, consume within 10-12 days.
Stovetop method
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You can also deep fry the Gujiyas over medium heat. If youâre going to deep fry them, donât add sugar to the dough, otherwise, they might turn darker in colour at the time of frying.
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Keep the Gujiyas in an airtight container at room temperature, and consume within 5 days.
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Serve them at room temperature, Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- The addition of Carrot powder imparts a mild, subtle flavour to these Gujiyas. You can try this recipe without adding carrot powder as well.
- You can adjust the amount of sweetness in the Gujiya filling as per your preference. Add more sugar if you like the sweetness on the stronger side.
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