Gujia (also called Gujhia), a Rajasthani cuisine, is a sweet dumpling

Dumpling

Dumplings are cooked balls of dough. They are based on flour, potatoes or bread, and may include meat, fish, vegetables, or sweets. They may be cooked by boiling, steaming, simmering, frying, or baking. They may have a filling, or there may be other ingredients mixed into the dough. Dumplings may...

 made with suji

Semolina

Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat used in making pasta, and also used for breakfast cereals and puddings. Semolina is also used to designate coarse middlings from other varieties of wheat, and from other grains such as rice and corn.-Name:The term semolina derives from...

 or Maida flour

Maida flour

Maida is a finely milled and refined flour of wheat, closely resembling cake flour, and used extensively in making Indian fast food and Indian bakery products such as pastries and breadand sometimes in making traditional Indian breads such as paratha and naan. It is made from the endosperm of the...

 wheat flour and stuffed with khoya.

The packaging of a gujhia is very much like that of a samosa

Samosa

A samosa is a stuffed, deep fried,snack that is very popular in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, the Horn of Africa, North Africa and South Africa...

, however the gujhia has a very distinct shape. The gujhia is filled with a mixture of grated and roasted dry fruits, khoya, coconuts and to add a grainy texture, a little suji (coarse ground rice flour).

Similar dishes

Several regional cuisines in India feature dishes similar to gujia, but with different fillings.

Gujias are called Pedakiya in Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. Pedakiyas are very popular in Bihar and relish by everyone. There are two types of pedakiya made in Bihar - One with Suji/ Rawa and other with Khoya. In Suji pedakiya - Suji is roasted in Ghee with sugar, cashew, grated coconut, cardamom, raisins and other nuts and then deep fried in Ghee. In Khoya pedakiya - pure Khoya is mixed with nuts and sugar and then deep fried. Some people also mix khus khus with khoya to enhance the taste. Pedakiyas are mainly made in "Bihar" on the occasion of Teej along with Thekua

Thekua

Thekua is a dry sweet from India. It is very popular in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh .Thekua is a staple dessert for people of Bihar, and also a revered prasad in the Chhath puja...

. People in Bihar make this delicacy regularly and store it as a dry snack

"Karanji" (Marathi) in Maharashtra, "Ghughra" (Gujarati) in Gujarat, "Karachika" (Tamil) or "Kajjikayi" (Kannada and Telugu) are all fried sweet dumplings are made of wheat flour and stuffed with dry or moist coconut delicacies. These dumplings are widely consumed around the time of Diwali

Diwali

Diwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...

 in Western and Southern India. Goan Hindus prepare it on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival...

and are know as Nevris.