Celebrate Holi 💦, festival of colors 🎨 with & ‘Dates & Nuts Gujiya (stuffed puff pasty)’ made in #airfryer which is #sugarless #butterless #eggless. Its flaky mouth-watering texture awe your loved ones 🤗 this festive season 🙏

^{⏰ Prep Time : 20 mins, 🍲 Air fry Time : 20 mins, 🍴 Makes : 8 croissant, 2 samosa, 1 long puff & 2 chandrakala-gujiyas}

🌾 Ingredients for Gujiya Puff pastry :

• 6 small Puff Pastry sheets
• 2 tbsp flour to roll sheets
• 1 tbsp each Canola Oil + vegan milk for brushing

Gujiya Filling :

• 1 tsp Pure Ghee
• Nuts roughly crushed any (I have used almonds, cashews, pistachios, hazelnuts, walnuts, cranberries, don’t chop-pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds)
• 2 tbsp vegan Milk powder
• 2 tbsp Desiccated coconut powder
• 1 tbsp crushed makhanas / lotus seeds
• 2 tbsp dairy-free milk
• ¼ cup pitted dates

 Garnishing :

• Nuts & desiccated coconut powder

♨️ Preparing Gujiya Puff pastry :

1. Lets prepare filling in a pan, by lightly sauté all above listed ingredients on low flame except dates for 3-4 mins
2. Remove from flame, add dates, give it a good mix and let it cool
3. To make gujiya bites, combine 2 puff pastry sheets using a rolling pin, spread the filling & roll the sheet, secure the sides with a slurry, cut into equal parts just like cinnamon rolls

* Slurry is made with 1 tbsp flour + few drops of water

4. To make chandrakala, using a cookie cutter cut round shapes from sheets, on 1 sheet place the filling in the middle, place another sheet on top of it & secure with slurry, press the sides gently with fork
5. Combine canola oil & water and brush gently on all gujiya
6. Preheat air fryer @ 180° C for 5 mins & place the gujiays in it
7. Air fry @ 170° C for 25 mins, flip it mid-way and remove it on wired rack to cool

🍽 Assembling Gujiya Puff pastry :

1. In a serving plate, place the gujiyas 😋 sprinkle nuts & desiccated coconut powder
2. Serve warm or at room temperature & enjoy with loved ones 😍