Make Holi festival more special with Gujiya and these sweet dishes

Only a few days are left for the festival of Holi. The whole of India is once again ready to paint in the colors of Holi. This year Holi festival will be celebrated on 7th and 8th March. At the same time, colors and gulal are blown fiercely in this festival. But any festival is incomplete without sweets. Similarly, how can the festival of Holi be complete without Gujiyas. Gujiya is eaten with great enthusiasm in most parts of the country including North India. Whereas some people buy sweets and gujiyas from the market. Today, through this article, we are going to tell you how to make Gujia and other sweets at home.

Gujiya recipe

On the other hand, the taste of Gujiya made in Holi is different. Various types of gujiyas are prepared in Holi. There are honey gujiya, dry gujiya, khoya gujiya etc.

necessary ingredients

Flour – 2 cups

Mawa – 250 grams

Powdered sugar or Bura – 1 cup

Cardamom – 1 tsp ground

Almonds – 8-10 chopped

Raisins – 8-10

Cashew – 8-10

Chironji – 15-20

Ghee – 300 grams

make like this at home

To make Gujiya, first of all roast the mawa till it becomes golden brown. Now when the mawa cools down, add sugar, cashews, almonds, raisins and cardamom to it. After mixing well, take refined flour in a vessel and add 5 teaspoons of ghee to it. Now knead this dough with lukewarm water and keep it covered with a cloth for 20 minutes. After this make small balls and roll it completely. Do not use dry flour during this. Fill 1 teaspoon mawa in the puri and press it well with a gujiya maker or mould. Make all the gujiyas in this way and fry them. During this, keep the gas flame medium. So that it cooks well. In this easy way you can make Gujiya at your home.

Malpua

Like Gujiya, Malpua is also a popular dessert made and eaten during Holi. To make Malpua, first of all prepare syrup by adding sugar, saffron, water and cardamom to the pan. Then mix milk and khoya well in a bowl. Now mix flour in it. After mixing the flour, add sugar and fennel as well. After this, fry the Malpua on medium flame and dip it in sugar syrup. In this easy way, you can make Malpua at home.

Kheer

Kheer is definitely made in most of the houses on the day of Holi. If you also want to make kheer in Holi, then wash and dry the rice properly. After this, heat the milk in a big vessel. When the milk comes to a boil, add rice to it and stir. During this, you have to cook rice in milk only. After the rice is cooked, add sugar according to it. Then lastly you can put finely chopped dry fruits in kheer and serve it in front of the guests.

almond pudding

Almond pudding is liked by all. If you also want to make almond pudding this Holi, then first of all soak the almonds. After it blossoms, you can prepare a paste by removing the peel from the top of the almond. Then after heating ghee in a pan, add almond paste to it. Now fry it well. When this paste is well roasted, add sugar to it and keep cooking till it becomes dry. After drying the pudding, add finely chopped almonds, raisins and pistachios to it and mix.