Baked Modak and Karanji / Gujiya Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Baked Modak and Karanji recipe, first make the dough by mixing together maida, ghee and pinch of salt

Step 2: Add water little at a time, till you get nice dough like chapati dough

Step 3: Knead it well, cover it with wet cloth and keep it covered for 10 minutes

Step 4: The next step is to make the stuffing

Step 5: On a skillet, melt ghee and fry sooji until fragrant

Step 6: Add coconut and fry for around a minute or until it slightly changes its colour

Step 7: Add sugar, mix and cook on low flame for around a minute

Step 8: Add dry fruits and cardamom powder

Step 9: Mix everything well and cook for another minute and switch off the stove

Step 10: Keep the mixture for cooling

Step 11: Now let’s make karanji and modak

Step 12: First make small balls out of dough

Step 13: Size of a golf ball

Step 14: Roll them one by one with rolling pin to make thin discs

Step 15: Keep these discs covered with moist cloth or moist kitchen paper towel to keep them moist

Step 16: For karanji, place a spoon full of the filling at the centre of each disc and fold the circle in a half-moon shape and with the help of fork, press the folded side to make nice design

Step 17: For making modak, the same process but hold the disc on your left palm in the shape of a bowl and just place the filling in the centre of the disc and merge all the sides of the disc to make in the shape of a fresh fig

Step 18: After you make all the karanjis and modaks ready, lets bake them

Step 19: Place them on the baking trays lined with greased aluminium foil (Greased with little ghee)

Step 20: Brush each karanji and modak with ghee to give them a nice glaze after they are baked

Step 21: Bake them at 350 degree Fahrenheit preheated oven for 20 minutes

Step 22: After every 10 minutes, flip them and bake on the other side

Step 23: After 20 minutes, remove and keep on the cooling rack

Step 24: Once cooled down completely, store in the air tight container

Step 25: Serve Baked Modak and Karanji along with some snacks such as Moong Dal Mini Samosas and Chana Chaat to your guests or family members