Khaja Recipe
Khaja is an Indian sweet recipe where strips of layered pastry are deep-fried and then coated with sugar syrup. It is mildly sweet and crunchy on the outside, and flaky in the inside. Also known as Chiroti, it is a very popular Indian sweet made for special occasions.
Servings 15 pieces
Equipment
- Stove Top
- Heavy bottom Non-stick Pan
- Mixing Bowl
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 1½ cup All Purpose Flour or Maida
- ½ cup Refined Sunflower Oil
- 5 tbsp Cold Water
- A Pinch of Salt
Instructions
To make Sugar Syrup
- Take sugar and water in a sauce pan and gently bring it to a boil. Keep stirring so that the sugar is dissolved completely. Once you see that there are no more sugar crystals left, switch off the heat.1 cup Sugar, 1 cup Water
To make Khaja
- Take a mixing bowl and mix the maida or all-purpose flour with salt and oil1½ cup All Purpose Flour or Maida, ½ cup Refined Sunflower Oil, A Pinch of Salt
- Knead this into a dough using the ice cold water.5 tbsp Cold Water
- Leave it aside for couple of minutes.
- Take this dough on a lightly floured surface and roll it thin. Trim the sides to make the sides straight
- Brush some ghee on the rolled dough and dust some flour on it. Now, fold it into a thin log
- Divide the rolled dough into equal thin strips of an inch width. Roll each of these strips into 3 inches long strips
- Fry each of them on low heat till they turn golden and crisp. Once done take them out and dip and coat in sugar syrup. Take them out and keep it on a wire rack to air dry them.
- Keep them in an air-tight container.