Holi Special Goan Nevri Recipe

Goan Nevri, also popularly known as Neveri, is a widely gobbled Goan dish that eventually caught on with the Maharashtrian palate as well. Usually whipped up during the festive season, the Goan Nevri is a steamed gujiya or karanji stuffed with a mix of coconut and jaggery. Though it can also be deep-fried.

The stuffing makes the nevri sweet to taste and juicy in texture while steaming it makes it a healthy dish to snack on. Follow this recipe to steam a batch of Goan Nevri at home!

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Jaggery & Coconut filled Goan Nevri

Steamed rice flour dumplings filled with coconut and jaggery.

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Course

Desserts, Snacks

Cuisine

Indian

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 2 cups Rice flour
• 2 cups Fresh Coconut grated
• 1 cup ½jiggery
• 2 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 cups Water
• 2 tsp Oil
• salt to taste

Course Desserts, Snacks Cuisine Indian Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 2 cups Rice flour 2 cups Fresh Coconut grated 1 cup ½jiggery 2 tsp cardamom powder 2 cups Water 2 tsp Oil salt to taste

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Instructions

For The Stuffing

1. Mix the coconut and jaggery well.
2. Heat this mixture on medium low heat.
3. Add cardamom powder and mix it. Stir continuously to avoid burning.
4. Turn the heat off once the mixture is thick.

For The Covering

1. Boil the water with a pinch of salt and oil.
2. When the water comes to a boil, turn down the heat to low and stir in the rice flour.
3. Cover and let the dough form. After 2 minutes remove it from heat.
4. Put the dough in a plate and knead it while it’s still hot. If required add little warm water and oil.
5. Divide it into equal-sized balls.

For The Nevri

1. Take one dough ball and press it between your palms to make a disc.
2. Put 1-tablespoon coconut mixture in the center of disc and fold over the other half.
3. Join the edge and seal.
4. Prepare the rest of the nevri like this.
5. Steam the nevris in a pressure cooker without the whistle till cooked.
6. Serve.

Recipe Notes

You could fry up the steam nevris too.