Chocolate gujiya is modern take on one of North India’s Holi sweets. This is definitely a must have for all lovers of chocolate and, well, everybody with a sweet tooth. It is a sweet dumpling filled chock full of chocolate chips and khoya. The rich goodness continues buy deep frying it and then topping the finished product with rich chocolate. Store it in a food storage container to maintain its crispiness.
Now tell me your mouth is not watering already.
How to make it? Let’s go…
Health Benefits
1.Milk has calcium and protein in large quantity. Calcium is good for the bone and protein too can build or repair the tissues of the human body.
Ingredients
flour: 1 cup
salt to taste
clarified butter: 3 tbsp
water: 2 tbsp
condensed milk: 2 cups
Sugar: 2 cups
ground cardamom: 1 tsp
Chocolate chips: 1/2 cup
Oil for deep-frying: 3 tbsp
sugar syrup, for dipping: 3 tsp
heavy cream: 1 cup
fine chocolate: 8 oz
How To Make Chocolate Gujiya
Making The Dough:
- Mix the flour, salt, and the clarified butter in a bowl. Add a little water and make it to knead dough. Set the bowl aside for 30 minutes.
Making The Filling:
- Cook the condensed milk in a pan until the milk becomes brown. Add sugar and cardamom. Cool the milk down a little bit and add some chocolate chips. Mix everything thoroughly.
Making The Gujiya:
- Knead the dough once again. Cut it into small pieces and roll out. Place the filling in the middle of the dough. Wet the edges lightly with water. Press the dough firmly and seal all its edges.
- Heat the oil in a pan. Fry the gujiyas until golden brown. Cool the gujiyas a little bit.
- Mix the cream and chocolate in a bowl. Microwave on low for 2 minutes. Stir the chocolate mixture and set it aside.
- Dip the gujiyasin the sugar syrup and place on a plate.
- Garnish the gujiyaswith the chocolate mixture and serve at once.
Trivia
- Among the Aztecs people, chocolate is seen as the magical source of strength and they often offer it to the gods.