A Favourite among all the sweets for a maharashtrian during Diwali. It is a sweet crispy stuffing with coconut and nuts and it is a delicacy that is on the top of the list during the festivities
Ingredients for the dough:
- Maida – 1 cup
- Rava – 1/4th cup
- Warm Milk – ½ cup
- Pinch of salt
For the filling:
- Dry grated cocnut – 1 cup
- Roasted assorted nuts – 1/4th cup
- Powdered sugar – 1 cup
- Poppy seeds – 1 tea spoon
- Powdered cardamom – ½ tea spoon
Extra:
- 2 teaspoon rice
- 2 teaspoon ghee
- Oil for frying
Method:
- Heat 2 tea spoon of ghee and add it to the flour, rava, salt in a bowl mix well till it becomes like bread crumbs
- Pour in warm milk slowly to reach a medium consistent dough not too hard or not too soft
- Cover it for 30 mins
For the filling:
- Dry roast the rava, poppy seeds for 5 minutes till it turns light brown
- Add sugar, cardamom and roasted nuts to that mixture and mix well
- Turn the heat to very low and add the grated dry coconut to the mix
- Keep aside
To make the Karanji:
- Take the dough and knead it well and divide them into 4 parts
- Roll each one like a tin round pastry and carefully add the filling in the middle
- Fold it delicately and seal it at the edges with milk
- Make a design with fork at the folded edges
- Carefully fry the karanjis in hot oil till crisp and golden brown
