Goan nevris recipe with step-by-step images. Nevris are deep fried pastries made with entire wheat flour and filled with grated coconut, jaggery and dry fruits. It’s a festive candy snack in Goan delicacies and generally ready through the festivals of Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali and Christmas.
What’s Nevri or Neureos
Nevri is the Goan model of the Maharashtrian karanji and the North Indian gujiya. each Karanji and Gujiya have completely different fillings and so the style adjustments.
In karanjis poppy seeds, dry fruits and desiccated coconut are added. Whereas in gujiyas, khoya, sugar and dry fruits are added as a stuffing.
Whereas within the Goan nevris, recent coconut and jaggery is added. Therefore the Goan nevris have some moistness within the filling because of using recent coconut and jaggery. these pastries are additionally referred to as as neureos or neurios in goa.
Nevri are made in goa throughout Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali and likewise throughout Christmas. This Goan candy needs to be consumed in 2 to three days because of recent coconut in it. However they don’t final lengthy as they’re too scrumptious.
Some variations of neurios roast the coconut to a lightweight brown, however we don’t roast the recent coconut. Each household has their very own model and that is how nevris are made in my household. I’m sharing my mother’s recipe that she has been making for a few years.
Recommendations for making Nevri Recipe
- We use entire wheat flour for nevris. However you may use entire wheat flour and all function flour in 1:1 ratio.
- We additionally add recent coconut in nevris however you may use desiccated coconut as properly.
- In Goa, palm jaggery is used however I’ve used common jaggery. When you’ve got the Goan palm jaggery, then you need to use it for the nevris stuffing.
You possibly can serve nevri heat or at room temperature. As soon as they arrive at room temperature, then retailer them in an air tight container.
Step-by-Step Information
make Nevri Recipe
For the outer pastry:
1. Take 1 cup of entire wheat flour in a pan or mixing bowl. Add ¼ teaspoon salt. Combine properly and hold apart.
2. Warmth 1.5 tablespoons of ghee or oil in a small pan or tadka pan.
3. Pour the recent ghee or oil within the flour combination.
4. Rub the melted ghee within the flour with fingers. However earlier than that permit the ghee or oil to chill or else you may burn your fingers. Combine properly so that you simply get breadcrumb like texture within the flour combination.
5. Pour ¼ cup water.
6. Combine after which begin kneading the dough. Add extra water if required whereas kneading, if the dough is simply too dry or laborious. relying on the standard of flour, you’ll be able to add much less or extra water.
7. Knead to a dough which is neither too gentle nor too agency.
9. Wrap the dough with a humid muslin or cotton fabric and permit to relaxation for 10 to 12 minutes.
Making nevri stuffing
11. In a pan, soften 1 tablespoon ghee or oil.
12. Add 1 cup of recent grated coconut.
13. Stir and saute the coconut for two minutes on a low warmth.
14. Add 7 to eight chopped cashews and 1 tablespoon golden raisins.
15. Now add ½ cup + 2 tablespoons grated jaggery.
16. Stir properly and saute the combination for two to three minutes on low warmth.
17. Don’t saute the jaggery for a very long time, simply combine properly.
18. Swap off the warmth and sprinkle cardamom powder.
19. Switch the combination to a plate. Enable the combination to return to room temperature.
Assembling and making ready nevri
20. Uncover the dough. knead the dough once more. Then roll and type right into a log.
21. Reduce the log in equal slices.
22. Roll every dough piece between your palms after which gently flatten every into spherical or oval form. Simply make sure the balls don’t have any cracks in them. I acquired 7 balls from the dough.
23. Place the dough ball on the rolling board. Mud some flour over it.
24. Roll the dough spherical in 4 to five inches diameter circle.
25. Equally roll all of the dough balls into circles of virtually similar dimension and thickness.
26. Simply brush some water in the direction of the sides of the rolled dough.
27. Place 1 tablespoon or 2 to three teaspoons of the stuffing within the heart or on one facet of the circle, preserving the sides empty.
Be sure you don’t over stuff as then it turns into tough to form the nevri. They could additionally break whereas frying.
28. Fold from one facet. Seal the sides correctly.
29. Now together with your fingertips, begin pinching and pleating the pressed edges.
30. Carry on pleating until you come to the tip.
31. Seal the tip fastidiously with a pleat. Simply guarantee the sides are sealed correctly else they could break whereas frying. make all nevris this manner. Preserve the ready nevris lined with a moist kitchen towel, in order that the dough doesn’t dry out.
Frying nevri
33. Warmth oil in a kadai or a pan. You should use any impartial flavored oil.
34. As soon as oil is scorching. Deep fry 1 to 2 nevris at a time relying upon the scale of the kadai or pan. Take care to not overcrowd the kadai.
35. As soon as one facet is crisp and golden, then flip the nevris and deep fry the opposite facet till golden brown. Flip a few times for even browning and cooking. As soon as performed then take away with a slotted spoon draining further oil within the kadai itself.
36. Place the nevris on kitchen paper towel or serviette, to soak up extra oil if any.
37. Fry the remainder of nevri in the identical manner.
As soon as the nevri come at room temperature, retailer them in an air-tight container. You would additionally hold them within the fridge. You possibly can serve the nevri heat or at room temperature. They make for a wonderful candy that may be had as a night snack.
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Nevri Recipe
Goan nevris recipe is deep fried pastries made with entire wheat flour and filled with grated coconut, jaggery and dry fruits.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Prepare dinner Time 20 minutes
Complete Time 40 minutes
for outer pastry of nevri
Forestall your display from going darkish whereas making the recipe
for the outer pastry of nevri
Combine 1 cup of entire wheat flour with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Preserve apart.
Warmth 1.5 tablespoons ghee/oil in a small pan or tadka pan.
Add the recent ghee/oil to the flour+salt combination.
Simply permit the ghee/oil to chill if utilizing your fingers, else you may burn them. Rub the melted ghee within the flour, together with your fingers. The flour ought to have a bread crumb like texture.
Then add 1/4 cup water and start to knead the dough. Add extra water if required whereas kneading the dough.
Knead to a easy dough.
The dough needs to be neither too gentle nor too thick. Wrap the dough with a humid muslin or cotton fabric and permit to relaxation for 10 to 12 minutes.
making stuffing for nevri recipe
In a pan, soften 1 tablespoon ghee.
Add 1 cup of recent grated coconut.
Stir and saute the coconut for two minutes on low warmth.
Add the chopped cashews and raisins.
Now add 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoon of grated jaggery.
Stir properly and saute the combination for two to three minutes on low flame.
Don’t saute the jaggery for a very long time, simply combine properly.
Swap off the gasoline and sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder.
Switch the combination to a plate. Enable the combination to return to room temperature.
assembling and making nevri
Uncover the dough. Knead the dough once more. Then roll and type right into a log..
Reduce the log in equal slices.
Roll every dough piece between the palms of your arms after which gently flatten right into a spherical or oval form. Simply make sure the balls don’t have any cracks in them. I acquired 7 balls from the dough.
Mud some flour over it.
Roll the dough spherical in 4 to five inches diameter circle.
Equally roll all of the dough balls into skinny circle of virtually similar dimension and thickness.
Brush some water in the direction of the sides of the nevris.
Place 1 tablespoon or 2 to three teaspoons of the stuffing within the heart or on one facet of the circle, preserving the sides empty. Be sure you don’t over stuff as then it turns into tough to form the nevris. They could additionally break whereas frying.
Fold from one facet. Seal the sides correctly.
Now together with your fingertips, begin pinching and pleating the pressed edges.
Carry on pleating until you come to the tip.
Seal the tip fastidiously with a pleat. Simply guarantee the sides are sealed correctly else they could break whereas frying.
Make all nevris this manner. Preserve the ready nevris lined with a moist kitchen towel, in order that they dough doesn’t dry out.
frying nevri
Warmth 2 to three cups of oil in a pan.
As soon as oil is scorching, deep fry 1 to 2 nevris at a time relying upon the scale of pan or kadai..
As soon as one facet is crisp and golden then flip the nevris and deep fry the opposite facet till golden brown. Flip a few times for even browning and cooking.
Place them on kitchen paper towels or serviette, to soak up extra oil if any.
As soon as they arrive at room temperature, retailer them in an air-tight container. You would additionally hold them within the fridge.
You possibly can serve goan nevris heat or at room temperature.
1. I’ve used entire wheat flour however you may use all function flour as properly.
2. You would refrigerate nevris for two to three days and no more.
This Nevris Recipe from the archives first revealed on August 2016 has been republished and up to date in January 2023.
