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Kaja Recipe, How To Make Kaja Recipe

Name: Kaja
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4

Kaja sweet is a traditional Andhra sweet dish and it famous in Kakinada, prepared with maida and sugar.

About Recipe

How to make Kaja

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Prep time
5 mins

Cook time
15 mins

Total time
20 mins

Author : Vahchef
Main Ingredient : Maida flour

Servings : 4 persons
Published date : December 11, 2018

Ingredients used in Kaja
• All purpose flour - 1 cup.
• Butter - 1 tablespoon.
• Cooking soda - pinch.
• Oil - as required.
• Sugar - 1 cup.
• Water - as required.
• Salt - pinch.
• Cardamom powder - 1 tea spoon.
• Slivered almonds - 1/2 tea spoon.
Method:
Take a bowl, add all purpose flour, salt, butter and mix nicely. Add cooking soda, mix nicely using water to make a soft dough. Knead dough using little oil and allow it rest dough for 30-40 minutes. In a pan, add sugar, water and boil it until we get gulab jamun syrup consistency. Add cardamom powder and mix it, transfer into a bowl. Dust some flour and roll dough and cut into pieces like as shown in video. Dust little flour and place the kaja and press it in center and roll it slightly. Deep fry in hot oil on very slow flame until it is crispy and golden in colour. Transfer into sugar syrup for at least 3-4 hours. Transfer into serving plate and garnish with slivered almonds and serve it.