Healthy Holi Recipes: Gopal Jha, Executive Chef, Grand Mercure Bangalore
Jaggery dates Gujiya
Ingredients
For the dough
500 gm Atta (wheat flour)
150 gm Ghee Melted cold
For the filing
50 gm almond flour
100 Finely chopped dates
10 gm sesame seed
15 ml honey
2 tsp Cardamom powder
For Syrup to dip
200 gm jaggery
150 ml water
Instructions
For the dough
Mix melted ghee with Atta and rub with your palms.
Knead a soft dough using water.
Cover and keep aside.
For the filling
Mix all ingredient to a soft mix and fill to the dough equally.
Keep in the fridge till it gets firm.
Deep fry in ghee under slow temperature till golden brown colour.
Make a thick jaggery syrup and soak for some time .strain and sprinkle roasted sesame seed and mix nut flakes.