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Meetha ghughra | layered gujiya recipe | Gujarati ghughra recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 20 ghughra

Ingredients
 

For outer layer

  • 2 Cup Maida - All Purpose Flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 Tbsp Melted Ghee - Clarified Butter
  • ½ cup Water or as needed
  • 2 tbsp ghee - for paste
  • 2 tbsp corn flour - or maida or rice flour
  • Oil for deep frying

For stuffing

  • 4 tbsp ghee
  • ¼ cup cashew
  • ¼ cup almond
  • ¼ cup pistachio
  • ½ cup fine rava
  • ½ cup mawa
  • 3 tbsp desiccated coconut
  • 1 tbsp poppy seeds
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • ¼ tsp jayphal powder

Instructions

Stuffing

  • In a pan take Ghee (Clarified Butter) and add dry fruits and roast it. Take it out into a plate. Keep it aside.
  • Then in the same pan, add Fine Sooji / Rawa / Semolina and cook for about 5-6 min on low heat till Sooji turns light pink. Add roasted suji to the plate.
  • Now roast mawa and cook till it slightly changes its color. Take it out into a plate.
  • Then roast desiccated coconut and poppy seeds for a minute. Add to the plate.
  • Now add roasted dry fruits into a mixer jar and grind them coarsely. Add it into a mixing bowl.
  • Then add roasted Rava, mawa, coconut, and poppy seeds. Mix well.
  • Add powder sugar, cardamom powder, and nutmeg powder. Mix everything.
  • Ghughra stuffing is ready.

For outer layer

  • In a bowl mix Maida (All Purpose Flour), a pinch of salt, and Melted Ghee (Clarified Butter). Mix well.
  • add water gradually and knead a tight and smooth dough. Cover it and allow it to rest for 15 mins.

Preparing ghughra

  • Knead the dough for about 1 min and divide the dough into equal size balls. I got 6 equal size balls. (refer to video)
  • Roll the dough medium thick with a rolling pin. Keep it aside on a plate.
  • Same way roll all other dough balls and keep them aside.
  • For sata, In another bowl mix corn flour and ghee. Whisk it for 2 minutes. Sata for layered ghughra is ready.
  • Now place one of the rolled roti on a clean surface and apply the corn flour and ghee paste over it.
  • Place the second rolled roti over it. Again apply the paste.
  • Repeat the same process till the last rolled dough is placed.
  • Apply the paste over the last rolled dough.
  • Roll all 3 layers together tightly from one end to another and form a log. Roll the log and stretch it.
  • Cut the log into 1-inch pieces.
  • Take one of the cut pieces and flatten it gently with the help of the palm.
  • Roll it again and make medium size puri. No need to roll it too thin.
  • Place about 1tbsp of stuffing in the middle.
  • Using a little water line the edges of the Puri and cover the mixture by joining one side with the other.
  • Now take the Ghughra in your hand and lightly press the edges between your fingers & make pleats to give Ghughra Design. You can also make designs on ghughra using any cutter or fork.
  • Repeat the process for the rest of Gujiyas.
  • Heat Oil for Frying ghuhghra. Once the oil is hot reduce the flame to low and Fry 5 ghughra Fry till Ghughra till it becomes light golden colour. One batch takes around 12-13 min for frying.
  • Once done take it out on a wire rack or paper napkin.
  • Allow Ghughra to cool down completely and then put it in an air-tight container.

Notes

For stuffing
  • roast rava on low flame till it changes its color.
  • Grind dry fruit on the pulse so the oil will not release from it.
  • add sugar after the mixture is completely cooled down.
For ghughra
  • rub ghee with your fingers until it is well incorporated with the flour.
  • If flour forms a shape between your palms means ghee is enough and well incorporated.
  • make tight and smooth dough; do not make a soft dough.
  • apply a thin layer of ghee-flour mixture on rolled roti.
  • starch roll with your hand, do not apply more pressure on it.
  • roll medium thick puri gently otherwise, layers will not separate properly.
  • seal ghughra properly with water.               
  • fry ghughra on medium-low heat.