Khaja Recipe (Layered Fritters Dunked In Sugar Syrup)
A vegetarian Bihari recipe with all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon, ghee - +, teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi). Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
24 steps- 1
To prepare Khaja recipe, in a bowl, add the flour, melted ghee and mix well
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups)ghee - +(2 tablespoon) - 2
Add cold water to make a smooth yet firm dough
chilled waterwater(1 cup) - 3
Cover the dough and keep aside for at least 15 to 20 minutes
- 4
Make a paste mixing 2 tablespoons clarified butter (ghee) and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to make a flour paste
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups)ghee - +(2 tablespoon) - 5
Divide the dough into eight equal parts
- 6
Take a ball and roll into rectangular shape sheet
- 7
Roll another one similarly
- 8
Smear the prepared flour paste on one sheet and place another on top of it
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups) - 9
Spread the flour paste on top of the second sheet and roll both the sheets together tightly to resemble a log
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups) - 10
Cut this flour log into equal sized pieces of 1 inch each
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups) - 11
Roll each piece vertically
- 12
Heat enough oil in Deep fry pan, fry them in batches, on a medium flame until they turn golden brown on both sides
- 13
Cool them completely
- 14
In the meantime, prepare sugar syrup adding 2 cups sugar in 1 cup water in a Saucepan
chilled watersugar(2 cups)water(1 cup) - 15
Bring to a boil and cook till it becomes sticky
sunflower oil - to cook - 16
Add cardamom powder, black pepper and cinnamon powders to it
teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi)(2)teaspoons black pepper powder - freshly powdered (optional)(2)cinnamon powder (dalchini) - optional(1 teaspoon) - 17
This addition of spices is purely optional
cinnamon powder (dalchini) - optional(1 teaspoon) - 18
Switch off flame
- 19
Grease a large plate with some butter or ghee
ghee - +(2 tablespoon) - 20
Dip the fried khaja into the syrup hence prepared, when the syrup is still warm
- 21
Immediately take the well-coated khajas onto the greased plate
- 22
Serve Khaja at room temperature
- 23
You could also serve them when still warm
- 24
This Khaja recipe can be stored in an air-tight container up to 2 weeks at room temperature
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Khaja Recipe (Layered Fritters Dunked In Sugar Syrup)
A vegetarian Bihari recipe with all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon, ghee - +, teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi). Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
24 steps- 1
To prepare Khaja recipe, in a bowl, add the flour, melted ghee and mix well
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups)ghee - +(2 tablespoon) - 2
Add cold water to make a smooth yet firm dough
chilled waterwater(1 cup) - 3
Cover the dough and keep aside for at least 15 to 20 minutes
- 4
Make a paste mixing 2 tablespoons clarified butter (ghee) and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to make a flour paste
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups)ghee - +(2 tablespoon) - 5
Divide the dough into eight equal parts
- 6
Take a ball and roll into rectangular shape sheet
- 7
Roll another one similarly
- 8
Smear the prepared flour paste on one sheet and place another on top of it
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups) - 9
Spread the flour paste on top of the second sheet and roll both the sheets together tightly to resemble a log
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups) - 10
Cut this flour log into equal sized pieces of 1 inch each
all purpose flour (maida) - + 2 tablespoon(4 cups) - 11
Roll each piece vertically
- 12
Heat enough oil in Deep fry pan, fry them in batches, on a medium flame until they turn golden brown on both sides
- 13
Cool them completely
- 14
In the meantime, prepare sugar syrup adding 2 cups sugar in 1 cup water in a Saucepan
chilled watersugar(2 cups)water(1 cup) - 15
Bring to a boil and cook till it becomes sticky
sunflower oil - to cook - 16
Add cardamom powder, black pepper and cinnamon powders to it
teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi)(2)teaspoons black pepper powder - freshly powdered (optional)(2)cinnamon powder (dalchini) - optional(1 teaspoon) - 17
This addition of spices is purely optional
cinnamon powder (dalchini) - optional(1 teaspoon) - 18
Switch off flame
- 19
Grease a large plate with some butter or ghee
ghee - +(2 tablespoon) - 20
Dip the fried khaja into the syrup hence prepared, when the syrup is still warm
- 21
Immediately take the well-coated khajas onto the greased plate
- 22
Serve Khaja at room temperature
- 23
You could also serve them when still warm
- 24
This Khaja recipe can be stored in an air-tight container up to 2 weeks at room temperature
Rate this recipe
