Chandrakala Gujia

Name: Chandrakala Gujia
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8-9 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 grams Paneer; 2 tbsp Cashews; 2 tbsp Raisins; 2 cup Maida; 2 tbsp powder Sugar; 3 tbsp Sooji; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 cup Water (for kneading); 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup Water; 2 Cardamom

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Ingredients

1 hour

8-9 servings

200 gramsPaneer
2 tbspCashews
2 tbspRaisins
2 cupMaida
2 tbsp powder Sugar
3 tbspSooji
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbspGhee
1/2 cupWater (for kneading)
1 cupsugar
1/2 cupWater
2Cardamom

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Steps

1 hour

1

Crumble Paneer, add powder Sugar + chopped dry fruits and mix well. Keep aside.
2

Add water, cardamom and sugar in a pan, now have to prepare sugar syrup. First let sugar dissolve, then boil for 2-3 minutes. We need 1 string consisting sugar syrup.
3

In a mixing bowl, add maida, salt, ghee, mix well, add water little by little and start kneading
4

Make a semi soft dough, cover with a moist cloth and keep aside.
5

Now take a medium size dough, make a round shape (just like roti) with the help of rolling pin and cut round round shapes with help of cookie cutter or any steel glass / bowl.
6

Now add 1 tsp of paneer filling right in the middle, press gently the filling, apply slight water all around the round shape and cover it with another round shape. Seal the edges very nicely
7

Do the same process for each Chandrakala
8

Now heat sufficient oil, deep fry each Chandrakalas and fry till golden yellow under low to medium flame.
9

Chandrakala is done
10

Now dip each Chandrakala for few seconds in the sugar syrup, just coat all over nicely and take out. Keep aside for 15 - 20 minutes.
11

Now Chandrakala is ready to serve