Karanji(Gujia)

Ingredients

* Maida 250 gm

* Khoya 1/2 kg

* Oil or ghee 6 tablespoons + some more for frying

* Water 100 ml

* Kismis 15 pieces


* Almonds 125 Gms cut into thin strips


Method

* Mix the 6 tablespoons of cooking oil with maida and mix them so that it is in the form of breadcrumbs. Now add water and make into soft dough and cover it with a damp cloth.
* Fry the khoya till it is of light brown shade. Add the sugar, kismis and almonds and mix well with it. Fry for some time and allow it to cool.
* Now roll the kneaded dough into chappathi shapes but a little thicker and a little smaller in size. Fill half of the round with the khoya mixture and seal it tightly with the other half, twisting the edges inwards. Care should be taken that the filling does not ooze out of the Karanji.
* Then deep fry the gujias to golden brown and transfer them to brown paper to drain excess oil.
* If the gujias are to be stored for long, then they can be dropped into hot sugar syrup. The above measures would make around 40 medium-sized Karanji.