Karanji (Puris Stuffed With Sweet Coconut And Mawa Filling)


Course : Curry
Source:
Serves: 4
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Ingredients:


---FOR THE DOUGH---

30 grams flour

85 grams rawa

40 grams ghee

1 pinches salt

1 Cup milk and water -- (as required for mixing dough)

3 Cup oil -- for frying

---FOR THE FILLING---

2 tablespoons mawa

55 grams grated coconut

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon poppy seeds

2 teaspoons raisins, optional
 

Preparation / Directions:


Time required: 35 minutes plus time for resting the dough To prepare the filling: Pass the mawa through a sieve. Add the grated coconut, powdered sugar, poppy seeds and raisins, if using them. Mix well and keep aside. To prepare the dough: Mix flour and rawa. Rub 30 g. ghee into the flour-rawa mixture. Add salt and milk-water mixture to bind to a stiff dough. Cover and set aside for half an hour. Divide the dough into small portions. Apply a little ghee and knead each dough ball well till smooth. Roll into puris, about eight cm. in diameter. Put a little filling in the center and fold over to form a half circle. Seal the edges with a little water. Flute the edges. Deep fry in hot oil till light brown and crisp. Drain and store in an airtight container.


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