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    Wheat Gulgule Recipe | How to make sweet pua or gulgula

    Published: Apr 22, 2022 by Deepti · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Indian Kitchen is incomplete without the aroma of fried food. Festivals and celebrations are the best time to make them! These wheat gulgule are sweet fried fritters flavored with Saunf (Fennel Seeds) made on the occasion of Holi and Basora in India.

    whole wheat gulgule recipe

    Whole wheat Gulgule or Pua are made by frying the smooth batter of wheat flour, sugar and milk flavored with fennel seeds.

    They are amazingly delicious and I love that they are crispy brown from the outside and soft within. A few people add baking soda to get the fluffy gulgule. This Wheat Gulgule Recipe ensures that no baking soda or any other thing is required for soft and moist gulgula.

    We make these in the puja of Ahoi Ashtami and Basora that comes after Holi. Making sweet fried food these days is considered auspicious and that's why they were given as offerings to Goddess.

    Ingredients Overview

    The ingredients are easily available in your pantry: Wheat flour, Milk, Sugar, and fennel seeds (Whole saunf), and oil for frying.

    • Wheat Flour: The star ingredient of this gulgule recipe is the whole wheat flour. One may use any other flour but I recommend wheat flour as it gives best and authentic recipe. For gluten free flours, the same recipe with tweaks on quantity of milk might be needed.
    • Milk: I have used single toned Mother Dairy Milk. For making vegan pua, you may use vegan milk like coconut or almond milk. This recipe of Gulgule is best tasted with dairy milk and I haven't tried it yet with plant based milks. I would like to hear from my users if they tried.
    • Sugar: Since it's an offering to the God, we make it sweet. One may use jaggery but then more jaggery is to be added to get same sweetness what white sugar offers.
    • Fennel Seeds: The Saunf adds perfect crispy and sweet flavor to these gulgule. One may add cardamom seeds or powder, but I love the saunf flavor.
    • Oil: I have used Refined Oil for deep frying these pua. You may use any oil for this. A few like to bake the pua in OTG or Air fryer for healthy version. Since we make deep fried food for religious purposes in India, I have to try that yet.
    ingredients for gulgule recipe

    Can Gulgule be made Vegan?

    Yes. One may use coconut milk and coconut oil instead of normal milk.

    I haven't tried it though but I have tried other dessert recipes with coconut milk and they turned out really good. I guess coconut flavour in sweets is loved by most of us and it's surely worth trying.

    Since coconut oil is a bit thickened, one may adjust the ratios and add little warm water to make a smooth batter.

    Can Jaggery be added instead of sugar?

    I have always added sugar in this recipe. For health perspective, one may add jaggery instead. The better option is to use powdered jaggery or shakkar.

    Using jaggery means the sweetness won't be the same. As far as taste is concerned, it would be delicious. I know this as I made Pumpkin Muffins with jaggery sometime back and they were really good.

    Can we add banana to Gulgule batter?

    One may use banana surely. This reminds me of Banana cake and Banana ragi pancakes. When I made ragi pancakes with ripe banana, I didn't have to add any sugar.

    The only thing is when we make gulgule without bananas, they have longer shelf life, which is around 2-3 days. However, with banana one may consume them in a day.

    Are Malpua and Gulgule same?

    Well, they are similar. Malpuas are more like wheat flour sweet pancakes that are shallow fried whereas gulgule are fried fritters (round ball-shaped) that are deep-fried.

    whole wheat gulgule recipe

    Can Gulgule be made gluten-free?

    The authentic recipe is made by using wheat flour. One may try making it with gluten-free flours like ragi, buckwheat flour or water chestnut flour.

    The only thing is these are denser than wheat flour so may require less milk while mixing the batter.

    Tips to make perfect Gulgule

    • Use Warm Milk for making the batter for Gulgule.
    • Never add more sugar as it makes sticky gulgule. Slightly less than normal is good.
    • Mix batter really well. That's the key step to ensure there are no lumps and the gulgule are round/oval in shape.
    • Place the gulgule batter in hot oil and not warm or they might split up.
    • You shall make sure that the Kadai is almost full or else the gulgule might be cooked up faster, which means cooked from out but raw from within. Also, the flame shall be low while frying and high just before you take them out.
    • Use Iron Kadai for best results.

    Stories from Kitchen

    I learnt to make gulgule from my mother-in-law on the occasion of Ashtami Hui Vrat. She was a very religious woman who was adept at cooking. I am not even close to her skill set.

    The tips that I have shared with you above, are the ones I learnt from her and they definitely helped me in making delicious gulgule.

    My daughter loves these sweet puas and we really don't know how to stop ourselves from binge-eating.

    Although I prefer making them on festivals, but a foodie needs just a rain for making a fried food!

    As I type, weather has changed and it has started raining here. I am guessing its the God Signal!

    FAQ

    What is Gulgule called in English?

    Gulgule is a hindi term for Dumplings or Fried Doughnuts of India. popular in North India.

    What is Gulgule made of?

    These are sweet wheat dumplings made with wheat flour, milk, sugar batter and deep fried in oil.

    How many calories does Gulgula have?

    One serving of Gulgule have about 196 calories.

    Detailed Recipe

    1)Gather all the ingredients. Make sure milk is warm and not hot. The room temperature is also fine. It's just that you have to mix it really well. I prefer to use a large bowl rather than a blender. Since we add sugar, the mixture is sticky and I avoid wasting it in blender.

    Take a large bowl, add wheat flour preferably after sieving. Add sugar and saunf. Gradually add milk and keep mixing.

    • ingredients for gulgule recipe
    • making batter gulgule
    • sugar and wheat flour for batter

    2) Initially, it would look like bread crumbs. Gradually add milk so that no lumps are formed. It takes about 5 minutes of mixing. The batter should not be very runny rather a little thick.

    Take an Iron Kadai and heat oil while you mix the batter. Take half-full spatula and carefully put it in Kadai for frying. Make sure the oil is hot and flame is low. Keep adding till the Kadai is almost full.

    • wheat flour gulgule batter
    • wheat flour batter
    • add wheat gulgule batter to hot oil in Kadai

    3) If everything is right, you will find tough to flip the gulgule for frying from the other side. Nothing to worry as its normal. I use a dry knife to flip them and hold with spatula.

    • frying gulgule
    • frying gulgule
    • deep frying gulgule

    4) Once they are fried from both sides, you may take them out on a high flame. Simmer the flame again. They would become dark brown from outside.

    Keep them on a clean newspaper. They might stick to tissue so avoid it.

    Make another batch.

    • fried sweet gulgule
    • meethe fried pua

    5) The soft Gulgule are ready! Enjoy!

    whole wheat gulgule recipe

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    whole wheat gulgule recipe

    Wheat Gulgule Recipe

    Whole wheat Gulgule or Pua are made by frying the smooth batter of wheat flour, sugar and milk flavoured with fennel seeds.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Dessert, Desserts
    Cuisine Indian, indian traditional
    Servings 20 pieces
    Calories 196 kcal

    Equipment

    • Large bowl for making batter
    • Iron Kadai or heavy bottomed utensil for frying

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup wheat flour
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
    • 1-1.5 cup milk can adjust
    • 2 cup refined oil for frying can use any other oil

    Instructions
     

    • Gather all the ingredients. Make sure milk is warm and not hot. The room temperature is also fine. It's just that you have to mix it really well. I prefer to use a large bowl rather than a blender. Since we add sugar, the mixture is sticky and I avoid wasting it in blender.
      Take a large bowl, add wheat flour preferably after sieving. Add sugar and saunf. Gradually add milk and keep mixing.
    • Initially, it would look like bread crumbs. Keep adding milk and keep mixing so that no lumps are formed. It takes about 5 minutes of mixing. Not very runny rather little thick batter is preferred.
      Take an Iron Kadai and heat oil while you mix the batter. Take half-full spatula and carefully put it in Kadai for frying. Make sure the oil is hot and flame is low. Keep adding till the Kadai is almost full.
    • If everything is right, you will find tough to flip the gulgule for frying from the other side. Nothing to worry as its normal. I use a dry knife to flip them and hold with spatula.
    • Once they are fried from both sides, make the flame high just before you take them out. They would become dark brown from outside.
      Keep them on a clean newspaper. They might stick to tissue so avoid it.
      Make another batch.
    • The soft Gulgule are ready! Enjoy!

    Notes

    • Use Warm Milk for making the batter for Gulgule.
    • Never add more sugar as it makes sticky gulgule. Slightly less than normal is good.
    • Mix batter really well. That's the key step to ensure there are no lumps and the gulgule are round/oval in shape.
    • Place the gulgule batter in hot oil and not warm or they might split up.
    • You shall make sure that the Kadai is almost full or else the gulgule might be cooked up faster, which means cooked from out but raw from within. Also, the flame shall be low while frying and high just before you take them out.
    • Use Iron Kadai for best results.
    Nutrition Facts
    Serving size: 2
    Servings: 10
    Amount per serving  
    Calories 196
    % Daily Value*
    Total Fat 12g 15%
    Saturated Fat 1.2g 6%
    Cholesterol 3mg 1%
    Sodium 15mg 1%
    Total Carbohydrate 21.3g 8%
    Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2%
    Total Sugars 11.4g  
    Protein 2.4g  
    Vitamin D 0mcg 1%
    Calcium 43mg 3%
    Iron 1mg 4%
    Potassium 38mg 1%
    *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
    Keyword fried wheat gulgule made for puja, gulgule recipe, indian sweets, malpua recipe, sweet fried fritters, wheat gulgule recipe

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    Warm Welcome to my blog!
    This blog is created by a former Assistant Professor, mother, and Netflix Binge watcher who is passionate about food! This blog is my collection of homemade healthy vegetarian (egg-free too) recipes that are tested and approved by my family before they are finally posted here. A variety of Indian and World recipes that are made in a simple way!
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    1. Jyotika Rana says

      May 08, 2022 at 6:42 am

      5 stars
      A perfect recipe! My mother in law makes exactly the the same..

      Reply
      • Deepti says

        May 10, 2022 at 6:16 am

        Thanks so much Jyotika! Glad to hear this!

        Reply

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