Kitchen-Kollections

Its festival time and best time to eat kajjikayalu or gujiya. Here is the recipe

For the filling -

Ingredients

1 cup shredded cococnut
1/2 cup jaggery
1/4 cup water
2 tbs ghee
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1/2 cups kismis

For the outer cover

Ingredients

1 cup maida
water
ghee
salt to taste

Method

Add salt and mix maida with little water and knead well. Apply some ghee on the dough and keep it aside

Take a small pan and melt jaggery in water so that it has syrup like consistency. Sprinkle cardamom powder.Add coconut and let it cook for few minutes and keep it aside.

Now make round balls of about half an inch diameter. Roll the dough into small circle and add the stuffing in the center. Now close the circle in half and twist the sides. the shape is a semi circle shape. Now deep fry it in oil and your tasty kajjikayalu are ready!