Recipes · Indian · Desserts
Gujia (Indian Sweet Fried Dumplings)
One serving has 414 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (41%), selenium (37%), thiamin (35%), phosphorus (33%), cobalamin (27%) and manganese (23%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (90.2 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 10 g Ghee
- 20 g Milk powder, whole
- 12 g Sugar, powdered
- 5 g Semolina
- 4 g Cashews
- 4 g Raisins
- 0.2 g Cardamom
Method
- Makes 1 portion (2 gujiya); multiply by 10 for a batch of 20.
- Rub a little of the ghee into the flour and knead with water into a firm dough; cover and rest 20 minutes.
- Toast the semolina and milk powder in the remaining ghee over low heat 3-4 minutes until fragrant, then stir in the powdered sugar, chopped cashews, raisins and cardamom off the heat.
- Roll the dough thin and cut into small circles; spoon the filling onto one half of each, fold over and pinch or crimp the edges to seal firmly.
- Heat oil to about 160-170 °C (325-340 °F) and fry the dumplings slowly, turning occasionally, for 8-10 minutes until deep golden and crisp.
- Cool completely before serving; they keep well for several days.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 414 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 54.5 g | |
| Water | 6.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.5 g | 5% |
| Protein | 10.4 g | 22% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.38 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.5 g | |
| Leucine | 0.87 g | |
| Lysine | 0.55 g | |
| Methionine | 0.22 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.51 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.4 g | |
| Valine | 0.57 g | |
| Histidine | 0.25 g | |
| Fat | 17.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.98 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.79 g | |
| Saturated | 9.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 45 mg | |
| Calcium | 194 mg | 19% |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 20% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 40.6 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.41 mg | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 228 mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 372 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 20.5 µg | 37% |
| Sodium | 77 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 15% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.45 mg | 41% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.6 mg | 18% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.67 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 81.8 µg | 20% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.65 µg | 27% |
| Choline | 26.5 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 136 µg | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 1.9 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 84 IU | 14% |
| Vitamin E | 0.53 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 2.9 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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