easy chashni wali gujiya | chasni gujiya | mawa gujiya

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 60 minutes
  • Total time: 70 minutes
  • Yield: 10 Servings
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: north india

Ingredients

for dough:

  • 2 cup maida / plain flour
  • ¼ tsp salt (optional)
  • ¼ cup ghee / clarified butter
  • ½ cup water

for instant mawa or khova (200 grams):

  • 1 tsp butter
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 cup milk powder

for stuffing:

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp cashew / kaju (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp raisins / kishmish
  • 2 tbsp pistachios (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp almonds / badam (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

for sugar syrup:

  • 1½ cup sugar
  • 1½ cup water
  • few thread saffron / kesar
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

other ingredients:

  • oil for frying

Method

  1. knead the dough and pinch a small ball sized dough and roll it to a ball.
  2. with the help rolling pin roll to slightly thick puris and cut it with a round cup.
  3. now place a tbsp of the prepared mawa dry fruit stuffing
  4. shape the gujiya with your hand or using a mould.
  5. furthermore, deep fry the mawa gujiya in medium hot oil until it turns golden brown.
  6. drain over the kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
  7. cool the gujiya for 2 minutes, and then drop into the prepared sugar syrup.
  8. coat the sugar syrup both sides and rest for 5 minutes.
  9. finally, enjoy chasni wali gujiya immediately or cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.