Baked Moong Dal Karanji Recipe Card
Prep Time : 21-25 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Baked Moong Dal Karanji Recipe
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Refined flour (maida) 2 cups
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Semolina (rawa/suji) 1/4 cup
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Ghee 4 tablespoons
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Milk 3 tablespoons
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Saffron (kesar) a pinch
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Stuffing
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Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal) soaked for ½ hour and boiled 1 cup
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Ghee 2 tablespoons
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Assorted nuts (almonds, cashew nuts, walnuts) chopped 2-3 tablespoons
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Raisins 2 tablespoons
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Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
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Nutmeg grated 1/4 teaspoon
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Khoya/mawa 1/4 cup
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Sugar 1/2 cup
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Semolina (rawa/suji) 2 tablespoons
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 160°C. Sieve together refined flour and semolina in a bowl. Add 4 tablespoons ghee and knead into a stiff dough using ¼ cup milk.
Step 2
To make stuffing, heat ghee in a non-stick pan. Add assorted nuts and raisins and sauté for 2 minutes.
Step 3
Add green gram, mix and sauté for 5-7 minutes. Add cardamom powder, grated nutmeg, khoya¸ sugar and semolina.
Step 4
Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer into a bowl and set aside to cool.
Step 5
Divide dough into equal portions shaped into small pedas. Roll out pedas into small puris.
Step 6
Put a small portion of the prepared stuffing in the centre. Apply little milk on the edges, fold over and close to make a crescent shape.
Step 7
Press the edges and seal by folding the edges in a design manner, similar way a gujiya is made. Similarly make remaining karanjis.
Step 8
Brush baking tray with little ghee and place karanjis on it. Brush them with little ghee and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Step 9
Heat 3 tablespoons milk in a small non-stick pan. Add saffron and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Step 10
Brush karanjis with saffron milk after 12 minutes and bake again for 6-7 minutes. Cool, store in an airtight container.
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