Gujhiya or karanji is a special sweet made often during Holi time, which is also spring starting. Its a sweet pastry filled with khoya/ mawa and dry fruits along with sugar and coconut. So as holi is around sharing a basic and simple recipe for gujiya For the outer dough 1   cup   Maida 1 cup Sooji (Semolina) 1   tablespoon oil/  Ghee (moyan) A   pinch of   Salt   Filling  1   cup   Khoya/Mawa or you can take 100 gms of pedha 1/4  cup powdered sugar 1/4   cup Desiccated Coconut 2   teaspoon Cardamom powder/ ialichi powder 1   teaspoon   Saffron strands dissolved in water 10 pcs                 Charoli Raisins/ kishmish 2 spoons Almonds Pistachios Cashew pieces we will cut all dry fruits in small pieces   Method First kneed the soft dough and keep it aside for almost 2 hoirs. We will keep it aside as this will help soji/ semolina to get marinated properly and will increase in size. cover the dough with damp cloth and keep aside. In a

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