Ghughra is traditional Gujarati Sweets/Dessert. It is also known as Karanji, Gujia or gujhia. Ghughra is fried desserts filled with coconut and dry fruits.
There is another variant of Ghughra also, it used as tea time snacks. Ghughra is my favorite Diwali sweet.
Ghughra
Ingredients
- 2 cup Maida
- ½ Rawa
- ¼ cup Grated coconut (Dry)
- ¼ cup Raisins
- ¼ cup Almonds (chopped)
- 1.5 cup powder Sugar
- ½ tsp Cardamom powder
- 3 tbsp Desi Ghee
- Ghee for frying
Instructions
Roasted rawa in ghee in a pan till it become light brown in color at slow flame.
Add cardamom powder, almonds, coconuts, raisins and sugar also.
Mix it properly and keep a side.
Add 1 table spoon ghee in maida and mix it well.
Knead the dough. And divide in to small balls.
And roll it into like small puri.
Put stuffing mixture in puri.
Edge of puri towards each other and press edge slowly.
Make ghughra in various shapes.
Heat ghee in a pan at slow flame.
Fry it properly.
Ghughra is ready for serve.
Very easy recipe for diwali sweet