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Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 40 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 12 Servings
  • Category: sweets
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for stuffing:

  • ¾ cup dry coconut / kopra / desiccated coconut
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds / khus khus
  • 5 cashews (chopped)
  • 10 rasins (chopped)
  • 5 almonds (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

for dough:

  • 1 cup maida / all-purpose flour / plain flour
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp ghee (hot)
  • ½ cup warm milk (or as required to knead dough)

Method

karanji stuffing recipe:

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take dry coconut.
  2. further add powdered sugar and poppy seeds.
  3. further add chopped dry fruits.
  4. then add cardamom powder and mix well.
  5. finally, the stuffing is ready to prepare karanji. keep aside.

karanji dough recipe:

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take maida and salt to taste.
  2. further pour very hot ghee over maida.
  3. now rub and crumble the dough well between your hands.
  4. furthermore, add milk and knead the dough.
  5. further, cover with a moist cloth and rest for 30 minutes.

karanji recipe:

  1. now pinch a small ball sized dough and roll it to a ball.
  2. further, roll to a slightly thick puris and cut to a round shape.
  3. also grease with warm milk to the edges of the puri.
  4. now place a tsp of the prepared coconut stuffing in the middle of the puri.
  5. now stick the edges together and press slightly.
  6. furthemore, press the edge gently and fold it inside.
  7. now take the tip that comes out press it again and fold it.
  8. furthermore, deep fry the karanjis till they turn golden brown.
  9. finally, drain over the kitchen towel and serve.

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.