Sweet empanada/gujiya/karanji - Keto friendly, gluten free, high in protein, high in fibre and vegan

Sweet empanada/gujiya/karanji - Keto friendly, gluten free, high in protein, high in fibre and vegan

Ingredients:

1 cup lupin flour

1/2 cup almond flour 

1/2 cup lupin semolina 

1/3 cup crushed mixed nuts 

1/4 cup monkfruit sugar (or your choice of sweetener) 

1 tsp cardamom powder 

annatto extract + milk (or your choice of milk alternative for vegan recipe) 

5 tblsp of clarified butter (or your choice of butter/oil for vegan recipe) 

any oil for frying 

Recipe:

Mix annatto extract in a cup of warm milk (or milk alternative). Take 1 cup lupin flour + 1/2 cup almond flour, 2 tblsp clarified butter (or your choice of butter/oil) and annatto milk. Knead into a dough. Cover it with a wet cheese cloth and keep it aside. Take 1/2 cup lupin semolina and roast well in 1 tblsp clarified butter. Prepare the sweet filling by taking roasted lupin semolina, 1/3 cup crushed nuts, 1/4 cup powdered monkfruit sugar, 1 tsp cardamom powder and 2 tblsp clarified butter. Mix well. Now, divide the prepared dough into 14 equal parts and roll them into round small discs using a cookie cutter. Place the filling in the center of each disc, wet the edges with milk and seal it into a pocket. Heat your choice of frying oil above 360 degrees F and fry the pockets until golden brown. 

Health & nutrition:

This healthy dessert made with lupin semolina and lupin flour is very high in plant based complete source of protein, fibre and potassium. The recipe contains approximately 70 g protein. It is also gluten free, keto and diabetic friendly. You can make it even healthier by shallow frying or baking it in oven. 

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