Healthy Date and Anjeer Gujiya - Holi Special Recipe

Gujiya with a twist this holi for the health conscious

Ingredients :

For outer covering,

• Maida : 4 cups
• Ghee : 8 Tbsp
• Salt : 1 tsp

For filling,

• Dates,chopped , seedless : 2 cups
• Dried figs,chopped :  2 cups
• Cashewnuts,chopped : 20
• Almonds,blanched and chopped : 20
• Pistachios, chopped : 20
•  Raisins : 40
• Green cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp
• Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) , roasted : 4 Tbsp
• Milk , for stuffing : 6 Tbsp
• Ghee,melted , for stuffing : 4 Tbsp

Method :

1. For preparing the covering, sift refined flour and rub in the ghee and salt. Add cold water and knead into a stiff dough. Cover it with a damp cloth and set aside. 
2.  Preheat oven to 180°C.
3. To make the stuffing take dates and figs in a bowl.
4. Add crushed cashewnuts, pistachios, green cardamom powder, roasted poppy seeds and mix.
5. Mash lightly with fingers and add a little milk.
6. Roll out a dough peda.
7. Place it in the karanji mould.
8. Put a small portion of the prepared filling in the hollow. Apply a little water on edges, close the mould and press firmly.
9. Remove the excess dough and use again.
10. Similarly make the remaining karanjis.
11. If you do not have a mould, gujiyas can still be prepared. Roll out puris, cut with a katori (metal bowl of four-five inch diameter) to get a proper round shape.
12. Place stuffing on one half, lightly dampen edges and fold the other half over the stuffing and press edges firmly using a fork.  
13. Place the karanjis on a greased baking tray. Brush them with a little ghee and bake at 180°C for twenty to twenty five minutes.
14. Cool, store in an airtight container.