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Meetha ghughra | gujiya recipe | ghughra recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Indian sweets
Cuisine Gujarati, Indian
Servings 50 mini size ghughra

Ingredients
 

For stuffing

  • 5 tbsp ghee
  • 2 tbsp cashew
  • 2 tbsp almond
  • 2 tbsp pistachio
  • ½ cup fine rava
  • ½ desiccated coconut
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

For outer layer

  • 2 Cup Maida - All Purpose Flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 Tbsp Melted Ghee - Clarified Butter
  • ½ cup Water or as needed
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Stuffing

  • In a pan take Ghee (Clarified Butter) and add dry fruits and roast it. cool down completely and add into mortal pestle and crush it coarsely. Add it to the mixing bowl.
  • Then in the same pan, add Fine Sooji / Rawa / Semolina and cook for about 5-6 min on low heat till Sooji turns light pink. Add roasted suji into the mixing bowl.
  • Roast desiccated coconut for a minute. Add into a mixing bowl.
  • Cool down everything properly.
  • Add powder sugar and cardamom powder. Mix everything.
  • Ghaghra stuffing is ready.

For outer layer

  • In a bowl mix Maida (All Purpose Flour), a pinch of salt, and Melted Ghee (Clarified Butter). Mix well.
  • add water gradually and knead a tight and smooth dough. Cover it and allow it to rest for 15 mins.

Preparing ghughra

  • Knead the dough for about 1 min.
  • take a small portion of dough and make smooth round balls.
  • Using one dough ball roll it into a small Puri Shape. Cut it into a round shape with a small size lid.
  • Place about 1tsp of stuffing in the middle.
  • Using little water line the edges of the Puri and cover the mixture by joining one side with the other.
  • Now take the Ghughra in your hand and lightly press edges between your fingers & make pleats to give Ghughra Design. You can also make designs on ghughra using a fork.
  • Repeat the process for the rest of Gujiyas.Heat Oil for Frying ghuhghra. Once the oil is hot reduce the flame to low and Fry 9-10 mini size ghughra at a time.
  • Fry till Ghughra till it becomes light golden color. One batch takes around 5-7 min for frying.
  • Once done take it out on a paper napkin.
  • Allow Ghughra to cool down completely and then put it in an air-tight container.

Notes

  • roast rava on low flame till it changes its color.
  • add sugar after the mixture is completely cooled down.
  • rub ghee with your fingers until it is well incorporated with the flour.
  • If flour forms a shape between your palms means ghee is enough and well incorporated.
  • make tight and smooth dough; do not make a soft dough.
  • roll the puri evenly and medium thick.
  • seal ghughra properly with water.                                    
  • fry ghughra on medium-low heat.