Karanji recipe , how to make Karanji- Step by step
2013-11-01- Cuisine: Indian
- Course: Dessert, Snacks
- Skill Level: Intermediate
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- Prep Time : 20m
- Cook Time : 25m
- Ready In : 60m
Diwali, the festival of lights, the victory of good over evil.
The millions of little diyas with their shining light- banish all fears , dispel sorrows and bring joy and hope into our life.
And with Diwali, come the sweets, the mithai- the karanji and the chakli. The innumerable snacks that make this festival even more memorable.
When we were little, my Mum would start making all kinds of delicacies about a fortnight before Diwali. It was fun to just hang around, watch her and snatch small bits of food as she cooked. The Faral (snacks) that were made was then exchanged with the neighbours. The most talked about thing for a few weeks would be ‘whose chaklis were the crunchiest and whose laadoos were the most melt-in-the-mouth.
I miss those days. It’s a pity the younger generation , specially the one growing out of India doesn’t get to experience all these traditions.
In London here, we celebrate Diwali and burst crackers. There are firework displays in large grounds where it is safe to do so. And of course, we make faral too, not in abundance like my childhood days.
Karanji is my son’s favourite and his friends like eating it too, so it is often made in my house.
Ingredients
For the stuffing:
Dessicated coconut – dried- 1 cups
Caster sugar( powdered sugar)- 1 1/2 cup
Almond slices- 2 tsp
Charoli- 2 tsp
Raisins- 2 tsp
Elaichi powder- 1/2 tsp
Khuskhus ( poppy seeds)- 3 tbsp
Atta( whole wheat flour)- 1/2 cup
1 tbsp ghee
For the Karanji cover
Fine Suji- 1 1/4 cup
Flour ( maida)- 1 tbsp
Melted hot ghee ( Mohan)- 5 tbsp
salt- 1/4 tsp
Milk- 5 tbsp- for sticking
Oil- for frying- 1 litre
Method for Stuffing
Dry roast the poppy seeds
and coconut one after another.
Crumble the roasted coconut with your fingers . Powder the poppy seeds in the grinder.
In a pan, heat 1 tbsp ghee and roast the atta.
Mix all the ingredients for the stuffing and keep aside.
Method for the Karanji cover
Mix the suji, maida and ghee (mohan).
Knead to a tight dough and leave aside. After 3 hours, run them in a food processor, or break into bits and knead again.
Make into small puri shaped circles and leave under a damp napkin. else they will dry.
Heat oil in a large kadhai.
Meanwhile, fill the karanjis likeso,
with about 1 tbsp of the stuffing each.
Now, apply milk on the edges of the roti, and close together in a half-moon shape.
Just pressing down the edges does not help hold them together while frying, so a contraption like a pizza cutter with a serrated circle at the end is used to cut off the edge.
In the absence of this you could just use a fork here like I have.
Make a few more, and then start frying in the hot oil.
After a few minutes, when the edges start browning, flip over.
Drain out on absorbent paper.
Let cool and store.
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Hi Vaishali, Thanx for step by step recipe. I still remember the egg curry we had in yr house loooon back in school days. Yummy. Can I have the recipe pls
Deepa Thanks so much. I’m amazed you still remember. Will post Mom’s recipe as well as soon as I can. For now, I’m sharing this http://vaish.sengupta.net/of-cloves-and-capers/recipe/dimer-dalna-or-egg-curry-the-bengali-way/
I love these Vaishali Rajadhyaksha Sengupta.we call this “Sohmasu” in our lang.
THats an interesting name, Shoba. Never heard it before. THey are yum aren’t they?
Thanks Sanjay. DO try them and let me know how it goes.
Avinashbabu, you better get cooking!
THanks Amit. I hope you try it soon.