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Dry Fruit Baked Karanji | Indian Sweet recipes

Ingredients :

For outer layer :

  • 1 cup--Refined flour (maida)
  • 2 tbspn-- Semolina (rawa/suji)
  • 2 tbspn-- Ghee-Smoking hot
  • 1/4th cup--Milk
  • Either the above or store bought Pastry sheets..(I used the
  • pastry sheets)

Stuffing :

  • 3/4 cup--Dates, chopped , seedless ,
  • 3/4 cupf--Dried figs, chopped ,
  • 15 - 20--Cashewnuts, crushed ,
  • 15 - 20--Pistachios,
  • 1 tspn-- crushed Green cardamom powder
  • 1 tspn--Dry coconut Half cup, roasted ,
  • 2 tblspn--Milk
  • Sugar as per need

Method :

  1. Take refined flour in a bowl. Add semolina, ghee and milk and knead into a semi soft dough. 
  2. Divide into equal portions and shape them into pedas. 
  3. Keep them covered with a damp cloth. Preheat oven to 350°F. To make the stuffing take dates and figs in a bowl.
  4. Add crushed cashewnuts, pistachios, green cardamom powder, roasted coconut and mix. 
  5. Mash lightly with fingers and add a little milk. Roll out a dough peda. 
  6. Place it in the karanji mould. Put a small portion of the prepared filling in the hollow. 
  7. Apply a little water on edges, close the mould and press firmly. Remove the excess dough and use again.
  8. Similarly make the remaining karanjis. These can be made without the mould too. Place the karanjis on a greased baking tray and bake at 350°C for twenty to twenty five minutes.
  9. Cool, store in an airtight container.

Take refined flour in a bowl. Add semolina, ghee and milk and knead into a semi soft dough.