Handmade in Kathmandu
Folded by hand,
filled with a secret.
Khoa reduced slowly until it turns the colour of caramel, dry fruit chopped fine, and one blend of spice we have never written down. Every edge is folded shut in a hand mould, one at a time.
Place your orderOrders taken on Facebook and Instagram · Fried fresh the next morning · Delivered inside the valley
Origin
An Awadhi inheritance.
Guzeea is an Awadhi delicacy, and the earliest mention of it reaches back to the thirteenth century. It is said to be a modern reading of a far older sweet, apupa: flour and honey, fried in ghee, written about long before anyone thought to set down a recipe.
apupathe sweet it descends from
Inside the fold
Six we will name. One we will not.
Everything is measured by weight, not by habit, so the box you get in summer tastes like the one you got in winter. The last line is measured by one person only.
- Khoareduced on low heat, unsweetened
- Cashewchopped, lightly toasted
- Almondslivered fine
- Raisinsoaked, then dried off
- Coconutfresh grated, never desiccated
- Gheeworked into the dough
- The house blendasked about often, written down never
How a box is made
One morning, one batch at a time.
Fill
The dough is rubbed with ghee and left to rest while the khoa cools. Filling goes in warm, measured to the spoon, so no one Guzeea is generous at the cost of the next.
Fold
The edge is wetted, then folded shut in a hand mould that presses the seam into a rope. It is the only part you can see from the outside, so it is the part that gets checked twice.
Fry
A long, low fry, turned by hand until the shell goes pale gold and sounds hollow when tapped. Cooled on a rack, boxed only once cold.
Order
Order today, we fry tomorrow.
Send a message on Facebook or Instagram with the box you want, how many, and where you are. We confirm the delivery time the same day.
Classic
Khoa, dry fruit and the house blend, the way it has always been made at home.
Sugar free
Same filling, same blend, sweetened without sugar. Made in a separate batch, never mixed in.
Pre-order only, so nothing sits. Large and festival orders: ask at least three days ahead.
Questions we get
Before you send the message.
How do I place an order?
Message us on Facebook or Instagram with the box you want, how many, and where you are. We confirm the delivery time the same day.
How soon will it arrive?
We fry to order, so a box placed today goes out the next morning. Large and festival orders need at least three days.
Where do you deliver?
Anywhere inside the valley. For anything further, message us first and we will tell you honestly whether it will still be worth eating when it lands.
How is a Guzeea different from a shop one?
Different recipe, different method. Ours is made by hand in small batches, filled by weight and fried the morning it goes out, which is what leaves the shell light instead of heavy.
How long does a box keep?
Best the day it arrives. Kept sealed and away from heat, a box holds its texture for several days.