Ingredients:
Prepare Sugar Syrup:
-Sugar 2 & ½ Cups
-Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 3-4
-Water 1 & ½ Cup
-Lemon juice 1 tsp
Prepare Khoya Stuffing:
-Khoya 350g
-Cream 1-2 tbs
-Sugar powdered ¼ Cup
-Badam (Almonds) chopped 2 tbs
-Pista (Pistachios) chopped 2 tbs
-Khopra (Desiccated coconut) 2 tbs
-Kisan Banaspati ½ Cup
-Chawal ka atta (Rice flour) 3 tbs
-Cornflour 3 tbs
-Baking powder 1 tsp
-Kisan Banaspati for frying
Prepare Dough:
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 4 Cups
-Kisan Banaspati 3 tbs
-Water 1 & ¼ Cup or as required
-Red food color 5-6 drops
-Green food color 5-6 drops
-Kisan Banaspati 1 tsp
Directions:
Prepare Sugar Syrup:
-In a saucepan,add sugar,green cardamom & water,mix well,bring it to boil & cook until sugar is dissolved (2-3 minutes).
-Add lemon juice,mix well & set aside.
Prepare Khoya Stuffing:
-In a wok,add khoya,cream,mix well & cook on low flame until it melts (3-4 minutes).
-Add sugar,mix well & cook for 1-2 minutes.
-Add almonds,pistachios,desiccated coconut & mix well.
-Let it cool completely.
-In a saucepan,add ghee & let it melt.
-Take out in a bowl & refrigerate for 10-15 minutes or until ghee coagulates.
-Add rice flour,cornflour,baking powder & mix well until the mixture is creamy & smooth and set aside.
Prepare Dough:
-In a bowl,add all-purpose flour,ghee & mix well until it crumbles.
-Gradually add water & knead until firm dough is formed.
-Takeout 2 small dough (35g each) & set aside for later use.
-Grease remaining dough with ghee,cover & let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
-Take one reserved small dough,add red food color & knead until food color incorporated & desired color is achieved,cover with cling film & set aside.
-Now take 2nd dough,add green food color & knead until food color incorporated & desired color is achieved,cover with cling film & set aside.
-Remove cling film from red & green dough,sprinkle dry flour & roll out in oblong shape with the help of rolling pin & set aside.
-Now take plain dough,sprinkle dry flour,spread with the help of hands & roll out in oblong shape with the help of rolling pin.
-Apply water on one end of dough,place rolled green & red dough over plain dough with a little distance.
-Add & spread prepared ghee mixture & start rolling the dough in a log shape & roll out with the help of rolling pin & apply prepared ghee mixture & roll out again in log shape then roll out with the help of hands in long log shape.
-Cut 2” inch pieces of dough (80g) & cover them with a clean kitchen towel.
-Take one small dough & cut in half from the center & flatten the dough with the help of hand,dust dry flour & roll out.
-Take khoya filling and make a ball.
-On one rolled dough,place prepared khoya ball in the center,apply water on the sides & place another rolled dough over it & press gently.
-Now twist and fold the sides of dough making a design (makes 12-13).
-In a wok,add ghee,let it melt & fry malai khaja on very low flame until golden & crispy (6-8 minutes).
-Let them cool completely (don’t cover).
-Add malai khaja in sugar syrup & soak them for 2-3 minutes.
-Garnish with pistachios & serve!
-Can be stored for up to 1 week in refrigerator or at room temperature.
Ajza:
Prepare Sugar Syrup:
-Sugar 2 & ½ Cups
-Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 3-4
-Water 1 & ½ Cup
-Lemon juice 1 tsp
Prepare Khoya Stuffing:
-Khoya 350g
-Cream 1-2 tbs
-Sugar powdered ¼ Cup
-Badam (Almonds) chopped 2 tbs
-Pista (Pistachios) chopped 2 tbs
-Khopra (Desiccated coconut) 2 tbs
-Kisan Banaspati ½ Cup
-Chawal ka atta (Rice flour) 3 tbs
-Cornflour 3 tbs
-Baking powder 1 tsp
-Kisan Banaspati for frying
Prepare Dough:
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 4 Cups
-Kisan Banaspati 3 tbs
-Water 1 & ¼ Cup or as required
-Red food color 5-6 drops or
-Green food color 5-6 drops
-Kisan Banaspati 1 tsp
Directions:
Prepare Sugar Syrup:
-Saucepan mein cheeni,hari elaichi aur pani dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ubal anay ka bad cheeni ghul janay tak paka lein (2-3 minutes).
-Lemon juice dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein & side per rakh dein.
Prepare Khoya Stuffing:
-Karahi mein khoya aur cream dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur halki ancch per melt ho janay tak paka lein (3-4 minutes).
-Cheeni dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur 1-2 minutes kliya paka lein.
-Badam,pista aur khopra dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Thanda ker lein.
-Saucepan mein ghee dal ker melt ker lein.
-Alag bowl mein nikal lein aur 10-15 minutes ya ghee coagulates hunay tak refrigerate ker lein.
-Chawal ka atta,cornflour aur baking powder dal dein aur mixture creamy & smooth hunay tak ache tarhan mix ker lein.
Prepare Dough:
-Bowl mein maida aur ghee dal dein aur crumble hunay tak ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Thora thora ker ka pani shamil karein aur ghond ker firm dough tayyar ker lein.
-2 small dough (35g) lein aur bad mein use kernay kliya side per rakh dein.
-Baqi dough ko ghee sa grease ker lein aur dhak ker 10-15 minutes kliya rakhd ein.
-Ek reserved dough lein aur red food color dal ker ache tarhan ghond lein,cling film sa cover ker lein & side per rakh dein.
-Dosra reserved dough lein aur green food color dal ker ache tarhan ghond lein,cling film sa cover ker lein & side per rakh dein.
-Red & green dough per sa cling film ko remove ker lein,maida chirak dein aur oblong shape mein rolling pin ki madad sa bail lein & side per rakh dein.
-Plain dough lein,maida chirak dein aur dough ko haath ki madad sa pheela lein aur oblong shape mein rolling pin ki madad sa bail lein.
-Dough ka ek end per pani laha lein,rolled green & red dough rakh dein.
-Tayyar ghee mixture dal ker pheela lein aur log shape mein roll ker lein aur rolling pin ki madad sa bail lein,tayyar ghee mixture dal ker pheela lein aur log shape mein roll ker lein phir haath ki madad sa long log shape mein bail lein
-Dough ko2” inch pieces (80g) mein cut ker lein aur clean kitchen towel sa cover ker lein.
-Ek chota dough lein aur bech mein sa cut ker lein aur dough ko haath ki madad sa flat ker lein,maida chirak dein aur bail lein.
-Khoya filling ki ball bana lein.
-Rolled dough ka center mein tayyar khoya ball rakh dein,sides per pani laga lein aur dosra rolled dough rakh ker gently press ker lein.
-Ab dough ki sides ko twist aur fold ker ka design bana lein (makes 12-13).
-Karahi mein ghee dal ker melt karein & bohat halki ancch per malai khaja ko golden & crispy ho janay tak fry ker lein (6-8 minutes).
-Thanda ker lein (don’t cover).
-Malai khaja ko sheeray mein dal ker 2-3 minutes kliya soak ker lein.
-Pista sa garnish ker ka serve karein.
-1 week liya refrigerator ya room temperature per store ker saktay han.