Baklawa Gujiya

Name: Baklawa Gujiya
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: as required Fillo pastry packet(fillo pastry is ready made pastry sheets); as per taste Sugar; as required Water; as required Butter (for baklawa pastry); 1 tbsp Lemon juice (for sugar syrup); 2 cups Mawa/khoya; 1/2 cup Dry shredded coconut; 1/2 cup Powdered sugar; 3/4 tbsp Cardamom powder; 1/2 -1 cup Dry fruit powder (Cashew,Badam,Pista)

Khyati Mehta @khyatis_cookstory

Baklawa is a worldwide famous dessert. I choose to make this dessert today with fusion indian style twist by adding gujiya stuffing to it for holi treats! It turned out so delicious! #Holi2022 #cookpadindia

Khyati Mehta @khyatis_cookstory

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 mins

4 servings

as required Fillo pastry packet(fillo pastry is ready made pastry sheets)
as per taste Sugar
as required Water
as required Butter (for baklawa pastry)
1 tbspLemon juice (for sugar syrup)
For Gujiya stuffing
2 cupsMawa/khoya
1/2 cupDry shredded coconut
1/2 cupPowdered sugar
3/4 tbspCardamom powder
1/2 -1 cup Dry fruit powder (Cashew,Badam,Pista)

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Steps

1 hr 30 mins

1

First take out fillo pastry sheets (they are ready made pastry sheets used for making baklawa)out of fridge and let it set in room temperature for 30 mins
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Prepare Gujiya stuffing.In a medium heated pan take 2 cups of khoya and roast it on medium slow flame.Cook it for another 3 to 4 min until it turns into lighr golden brown color.
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Turn off the flame and let it cool down.
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In a pan add this mawa once cooled down. Now add other ingrediats for gujiya like dry coconut,sugar,nuts powder,cardamom powder and mix it together.Gujiya stuffing is ready.
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Take fillo sheets which we keep outside.In a baking tray to prepare baklawa we have to prepare layers of fillo sheets with gujiya stuffing inside.
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For that, take a baking try. Make sure it is wide enough for baklawa pastry.Apply ghee/butter on the bottom of the tray
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On the top of it you put 1st fillo sheet.(I have taken almost 9 inch by 11 inch size of fillo sheet.you can choose your own)Be careful while working with fillo sheet as they are very thin
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On this sheet apply some butter with brush on whole sheet.Now add another layer of sheet. Repeat the process until you make 6 layers of fillo sheets.
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Now on the 6th sheet apply some butter. Spread all the Gujiya stuffing on the top of sheet.
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Now we have to add 10 layers of the fillo sheets on the top of gujiya stuffing.
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Add one fillo sheet on the gujiya stuffing.Brush it with butter and then add next sheet. Repeat the process upto 10 layers
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On the 10th and final fillo layer sheet apply butter on the top.
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Fillo sheets are ready for baking.Preheat oven for 175 C.
Before putting it for baking, Cutting the baklawa in square or diamond shape with knife.
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Put the try in preheated oven and bake it for 175 C for about 25 to 30 mins.
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Meanwhile prepare sugar syrup for baklawa
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In a pan take 4 cups of sugar and 2.5 cups of water. Cook it on medium heat and once boiled add 1 tbsp of lemon juice to avoid crystallisation.Cook this sugar syrup for 8 to 10 mins.
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You can add cinnamon to sugar syrup but its complete optional.
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Once sugar syrup is ready. Keep it aside.
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After 25-30 mins check baklawa and pour prepared sugar syrup directly on baked baklawa in the baking tray.
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Please note that either baked baklava or sugar syrup should be warm.If one thing is warm other should be little cooked down.
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For best results let baklawa rest in sugar syrup for 1 hr and top it with nut powder and saffron like gujiya while serving.
Tip- while preparing baklava layers do not over apply butter other wise you will not get the perfect layering of baklava as shown in pic.