Recipe Description

Aloo Gujiya -Crescent shaped deep fried Indian snack

Ingredients:-

• Potatoes, boiled – 3 no
• Refined flour (maida) – 2 tbsp
• Corn starch – 2 tbsp
• Ginger, finely chopped – 1 tbsp
• Green chillies, finely chopped – 2 no
• Tamarind – 2 tbsp
• Dates, finely chopped – 5 no
• Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped – 1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp
• Dried mango powder (amchur) – ½ tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – for deep frying
• To serve :
• Green chilli – 1 no
• Fresh red chilli – 1 no
• Carrot, cut into thin strips – 1 no
• Green chutney – as required

 

Method:-

1. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
2. Grate potatoes into a bowl. Add maida and corn starch and mash well.
3. For stuffing mix together ginger, green chillies, tamarind, dates, coriander leaves, red chilli powder, dried mango powder and salt in another bowl.
4. Take a small portion of the potato mixture and line a gujiya mould with it. Sprinkle some corn starch, place a little of the date and tamarind mixture in the hollow on one side, close the mould and press gently to make a gujiya. Similarly make more gujiyas.
5. Gently slide in the gujiyas into hot oil and deep fry till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
6. Transfer onto a serving plate, garnish with green chilli, fresh red chilli, carrot strips and serve hot with green chutney.