The spicy and delicious condiment that peps up mealtimes! Simple to make Gun Powder Chutney uses flax seeds as one of the ingredients. How else do I feed the reluctant family flax seeds?

The spicy and delicious condiment that peps up mealtimes! Simple to make Gun Powder Chutney uses flax seeds as one of the ingredients. How else do I feed the reluctant family flax seeds?
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I do not think I am exaggerating if I say Nevri is ravioli and it is common in the western world too.
Nevri | Ghujia | Karanji | Karchikai
Any festival means sweets and savouries that made especially in every home to share with neighbours and friends.
Friends outside Goa are surprised that sweets like Nevri and ladoos are common in Goa! I don’t blame them for thinking of us a totally westernised, boozing good for nothing, it is the way Goans are depicted in movies, dramas, advertisements!
In fact, the state of Goa does have a large Hindu population and we do follow Hindu traditions. For Ganesh Chaturthi, the biggest Hindu festival in Goa and Diwali sweets like “nevri, Chakri, shankarpale, ladoos of different types, sev, Chido, churmo” are made. Nevri is also made by the Christians for Christmas.
In Goa we call it nevri or nevryo, in Karnataka, they are karchikai, Maharashtra Karanji and in North India, they are called Ghujia.
In Goa, Nevri is made with a filling of Chopra or dry coconut( not desiccated please), fresh coconut or gram flour. The fresh coconut one tastes amazing however it has a very small shelf life. The rest will last for 3-4 weeks in an airtight container.
The ones I have outlined here are made from Chopra or dry coconut these and copied from here.
Generally, the filling for Nevri| Ghujia| Karanji|Karchikai is of 2 kinds sweet and spicy. The ones here are sweet to make them spicy reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup and add 2-3 tbsp chilli powder as per taste, increase the dry coconut by 1 to 1-1/2 cups, avoid the cardamom but you can add raisins and cashew nuts.
Nevri | Ghujia | Karanji | Karchikai
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The other things that attract me to Diwali are
Nevri | Ghujia | Karanji | Karchikai
Ingredients:
For the filling:
For the dough:
Method:
The dough:
The filling:
Now let us start making the nevryos:
Nevri | Ghujia | Karanji | Karchikai (pungent)
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Suma Gandlur says
The karanji look awesome and is loving that coconut filling. i had made these recently with slight variation for Ganesh chaturthi
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks Suma.
Priya Suresh says
Makes me Nostalgic, my grandma never failed to make this ghujias for Diwali, its was quite a tradition at home. And love this coconut filling. Feel like munching some.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Priya.
M.Gayathri Raani says
We call it as inippu somas and we do make it with coconut filling. I am so tempted looking at your karchikai. Feels like Diwali has arrived soon.
ArchanaPotdar says
😀 But I am sure you will not be tempted Gayatri.
Sharmila says
I love the filling of this sweet. I can simply eat the filling alone. This karanji looks so delicious Archana.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thank you, Sharmila.
harini says
One of my favorite fillings in a karaji. A classic preparation Archana.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks.
code2cook says
wow nice to know that you are from Goa. I have been noticing some great Goan delicacies which I am so tempted to try out. It is so beautiful to know the different names and procedure for the similar recipes. This nevri ghujiya looks so mouth watering with coconut filling. Great share.
Sushma Pinjala says
Ghujia looks amazing. This is how we make too.
Srivalli says
Nice that you set some misnomers right Arch, and this is one addictive sweet, it’s very popular in our states too! Fantastic that you made these and enjoy!..send me a parcel pls
Pavani says
I love karanji and yours look absolutely delicious. I would love to try these for Diwali this year 🙂
Sowmya says
This is one of my husband’s favorite yet I have never tried making it. Bookmarking this to make my first ever batch of karanchi….so tempting and tasty looking!!
Ritu Tangri says
We all in the family love gujiya so much that there have not been any Diwali when I haven’t made them
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I can never stop by just eating one. This is one of my favorite and I always look forward to someone making it for me. Looks delicious and perfect for the season!
Priya Srinivasan says
We call it somasi in tamil and my grandma used to make it infact it was her speciality!!! your ghujia looks perfectly done arch! Delicious treat for the festive season!
preeti garg says
This gunjiya looks so perfect love the stuffing with coconut and dry fruits.