Khoya Madhuri

Name: Khoya Madhuri
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the pastry:-; 150 gram all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoon ghee; 1 cup water; For the filling :-; 1 cup khoya; 1/4 cup desiccated coconut; 1 small pinch nutmeg powder; 1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder; 1/2 cup sugar; For the sugar syrup :-; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup water; 2 green cardamoms, lightly crushed; For decoration :-; Silverfoil; Chopped pistachio

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

#dussehra
This fusion dessert recipe is a good option to impress your family and friends during occasions specially in the time of dussehra.These aromatic khoya filled syrupy pastry cups are an easy yet delightful dessert.Khoya Madhuri is my ode to Maa Durga.Do try this.

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

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Ingredients

35 minutes

5 servings

For the pastry:-
150 gramall-purpose flour
1 teaspoonbaking soda
1/4 teaspoonsalt
2 tablespoonghee
1 cupwater
For the filling :-
1 cupkhoya
1/4 cupdesiccated coconut
1small pinch nutmeg powder
1/2 teaspoongreen cardamom powder
1/2 cupsugar
For the sugar syrup :-
1/2 cupgranulated sugar
1/4 cupwater
2green cardamoms, lightly crushed
For decoration :-
Silverfoil
Chopped pistachio

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Steps

35 minutes

1

Making of the Cups:-Prepare a small cavity cupcake tray by greasing with ghee.
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In a bowl, mix flour,baking soda and salt.Add ghee into this,mix well. Now add water in a small portion and knead the dough until smooth.Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
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Divide the dough into 4-5 equal sized balls.
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Now roll each ball on a lightly floured surface to 1/2 cm thick and cut round shapes using a circle shaped cutter.
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Now shape these circles inside the cupcake cavities by using your fingers.
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Trim off the excess edges with a knife from the top. Prick the insides of the dough cups with a toothpick, do the pricking gently.
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When all the cups are ready,keep the tray refrigerated for 30 minutes before baking.
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Pre-heat oven to 200°C. Take out the tray from the refrigerator and place or in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes.
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Remove them from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack and leave there until cool completely.
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Making of the sugar syrup :-In a pan, add everything mentioned for the sugar syrup, boil and stir until the sugar melts.
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Now cook the sugar syrup for 2-3 minutes more. You need to prepare the sugar syrup in such a way so that, it doesn't thicken too much, it should be in medium consistency.
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Now dip the cups in the sugar syrup one by one until the sugar syrup coat the cups from all the sides.
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Keep them aside.
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Making of the Filling :-In a non-stick pan add everything mentioned for filling.
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Start cooking over low heat until the mixture coming together.
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Remove from the heat.
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Then start to fill the cups with the mixture immediately.
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When done,garnish them with silverfoil, pistachios and saffron strands.
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Khoya Madhuri is ready to serve.
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Serve the sweets at room temperature.