NAMKEEN GUJIYA

Starting the week with some experiments. Thought to make samosa with some namkeen coconut stuffing, but the shape of samosa was not that awesome, so made these snacks. These are crispy and tasty. If you are tired of making the same old snacks and want to try your hand at a new one, then you would love this Namkeen Gujiya recipe.

Ingredients :

1. Grated coconut - 1 cup

2. Salt as required

3. Oil to deep fry

4. All purpose flour - 2 cup

5. Baking powder - 1 tsp

6. Ghee - 2 tsp

7. Onion - 1 (finely chopped)

8. Ginger - 1 inch (finely chopped)

9. Green chilli - 1 tsp (finely chopped)

10. Coriander leaves - 1 tsp (finely chopped)

Process :

1. In a mixing bowl, add maida, baking powder, salt and ghee and mix them well. Pour enough water to knead a soft dough. Make small balls of the mixture.

2. In another bowl, add grated coconut, onions, green chillies, ginger, salt and coriander, mix well.

3. Once your dough and filling is ready, dust the rolling board with dry flour and one by one roll the balls into small discs (the way we do for "Luchi"). Stuff these discs with the prepared filling and fold them into semi-circles. Seal the edges with wet fingers. I have pressed them with the edge of fork also, go give a good design.

4. In a deep frying pan on medium flame, heat oil and fry the gujiyas gently one by one until golden brown. Keep the flame low. Serve them with green chutney or ketchup or a dip of your choice.