Happy Holi!

California Live is celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. Plus, Amber India’s secret recipe for Holi special Gujiya: Ingredients For the Filling 300 gm khoya 1 tablespoon powdered green cardamom ¼ cup semolina ¼ cup Khoya 1 ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoon melon seeds ½ table spoon fennel seeds 2 tablespoon finely chopped almonds For the Dough 3 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 cup ghee 1 1/2 cup water Method Step 1 Mix together all purpose flour and water Take a bowl; add all purpose flour and water to make a soft dough. To accentuate the taste of this traditional recipe, add some ghee into the dough. Step 2 – Kneading the dough To make the dough soft, knead well by sprinkling some water. Once the dough attains the perfect consistency, keep it aside for an hour. In the meantime, take a deep-fry pan then saute khoya and semolina till it turns golden and keep it aside to cool. Step 3 Prepare the filling for Gujiya Add sugar, green cardamom and soaked almonds, melon seeds and roasted fennel seeds to the cooled khoya and mix well.. Moving on to the next step, take two drops of ghee or refined oil and spread it well on your palms. Step 4 Prepare the dough Roll the dough in to small balls and roll them flat and fill them with the stuffing After adding the filling, seal corners in such a way that it secures the stuffing while frying the Gujiya. Roll the sides as per your choice of pattern. Step 5 Deep fry the Gujiya and enjoy Heat some ghee in a pan over medium flame. Fry the Gujiyas till golden brown from all the sides and serve it with some Thandai and spicy pakoras. Garnish it with some saffron strands and crushed pistachios.