KHAJA WITH ATTA

Hi friends,
Khaja is a sweet made in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. I share the recipe of khaja made with Atta or wheat flour . It can be prepared easily at home with a little effort.

Ingredients:

• Atta or wheat flour  - 1 cup
• Salt - 1/8 teaspoon 
• Water - around half a cup; to knead the dough + 1/4 cup; to make sugar syrup 
• Rice flour - 2 tablespoons 
• Ghee or clarified butter - 2 tablespoons 
• Sugar - 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder - 1/4 teaspoon 
• Oil - for frying 

Method:

• Knead the Atta or wheat flour  with salt and water to form a dough
• Divide the dough into equal portions 
• Make  balls
• Keep aside for 10 minutes 

• Roll out each portion into a flat circle as you would to make a roti

•  Mix the ghee and rice flour to make a paste

• Smear the ghee-rice flour paste onto the rolled out dough
• Place the other on top of it 
• Again, smear the paste on the top of the other rolled out dough
• Repeat the same with the rest of the rolled out dough

•  Roll the stacked dough into a cylinder
• Cut across to form small bit

•  It should look like this

•  Flatten each of the smaller cut pieces to form a layered khaja

• Make a sugar syrup by dissolving sugar in water
• Boil it for 3 minutes to for a syrup
• Keep aside

• Heat oil in a kadai or wok

•  Deep fry each of the khaja
• Flip over and cook on the other side as well 

•  Remove and dip it in the sugar syrup 

•  Just coat it with the syrup
• Keep aside

• Allow it to cool
• Store in an airtight container

Please do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking!!!

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