Dough Preparation: 

1. Take 1.5 cups of Whole Wheat Flour in a mixing bowl.
2. Add Salt(optional), Ghee. Crumble and mix it well. Before adding the water.
3. After that add little water and start kneading the dough. Use water as required.
4. Knead it to a smooth dough.
5. Cover and Rest that for 20 minutes.

Stuffing Preparation:

1. In a large kadai, add 1.5 cups of Grated coconut.
2. Add 1 cup of Jaggery to it.
3. Mix well on a low flame, keep stirring otherwise it will stick to the bottom of the kadai.
4. Jaggery will melt and forms a moist mixture.
5. Then add white sesame seeds, cardamom powder, and cashews.
6. Mix well and the stuffing is ready. Let it cool for sometime.

Preparing Karanji | Karjikai:

1. Knead the dough again after 20 minutes. and take lemon sized ball.
2. Dust with wheat flour and roll it thin.
3. Cut it into round shape using a plate or anything.
4. Put the stuffing in the center.
5. Fold it like it is showed in the below picture. and press it properly, otherwise stuffing may get into the oil while deep frying.
6. If you wish make a design from the fork.
7. Deep Fry in Hot oil, (once the oil is hot, lower the flame and fry). Fry till they are little golden brown in colour. ( or the oil bubbles reduce – that’s when you need to remove the karanji)
8. Fry till they get golden brown colour.
9. Crispy and tasty Karanji is ready. You can have it hot or store it in a air tight container for more than a week.