How to make Baked Karanji -
Healthier version of karanji – baked instead of deep-fried – but just as tasty.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Whole wheat flour (atta) (आटा), Ghee (घी)
Cuisine : Maharashtrian
Course : Mithais
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Baked Karanji Recipe Card
The Maharashtrian hospitality is legendary. The cuisine has subtle variety and strong flavours and varies from region to region. In ancient times in the more affluent homes, feasts often started at mid-day and ended when the sun set! The presentation of food was alluring with a practice to sing sacred verses to dedicate the meal to God.
Maharashtrian cuisine covers a wide range from being extremely mild to very spicy dishes. Wheat, rice, jowar, vegetables, lentils and fruit form important components of Maharashtrian diet.
Everybody knows about the unbeatable taste of the Mumbai’s chaats! But there is so much more to explore and savour in the other regions of Maharashtra.
Prep Time : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Baked Karanji Recipe
Whole wheat flour (atta) 1 cup
Ghee 2-3 tablespoons + for greasing
Scraped coconut 1½ cups
Jaggery (gur) grated 1 cup
Green cardamom powder ½ teaspoon
Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) 1 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven at 180ºC. Grease a baking tray with ghee.
Step 2
Take flour in a bowl. Add ghee and sufficient water and knead into a stiff dough. Set aside.
Step 3
Heat a non-stick pan. Add coconut and jaggery, mix well and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Step 4
Add cardamom powder and poppy seeds and mix well. Transfer in a bowl and cool to room temperature.
Step 5
Divide dough into equal portions, apply some ghee and roll out into thick discs. Put a spoonful of coconut mixture on one side, bring the other side over it, press edges and pinch the edges to give a pattern.
Step 6
Place the karanjis on the greased tray, put tray in the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes.
Step 7
Serve hot.
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