Dry Gujiya with White Chocolate, Nuts and Mawa Stuffing | Indian Sweet Fried Empanadas
Gujiya is a traditional Indian sweet dumpling or an empanada filled with a delicious stuffing made of roasted nuts, semolina and mawa (milk solids) that is subtly flavored with some cardamom powder for that beautiful hint of sweet fragrance. It is known with different names across different regions in India: Karanji in Maharashtra, Ghughra in Gujarat, Purukiya in Bihar and Nevri in Goa. Though a perfect-make for any Indian festival , Gujiya finds a special place during the Holi celebrations, when it is made in tonnes and you would find it being sold at any and every sweet shop with another festive favorite, the very delicious and irresistible, Thandai (chilled milk flavored with nuts and cardamom powder). Dry Gujiya with White Chocolate, Nuts and Mawa Stuffing | Indian Sweet Fried Empanadas Coming to the variety of Gujiyas, it generally comes in two versions: dry one and another, which is soaked in sugar syrup. Personally, I like the dry version more as its not o