Kaja sweet with Maida
Kaja sweet with Maida is also a traditional snack item can be prepared anytime.
Ingredients:
Maida. : 1 cup
Baking Soda. : 1/2teaspoon.
Salt. : 1/2 teaspoon.
Hot Ghee. : 1 tablespoon
Oil. : Required for deep frying.
Elaichi powder. : 1 teaspoon
Jaggery (grated). : 1 &1/2 cups
Ajwain (carom seeds). : 1/2 teaspoon.
Preparation:
1. In a mixing bowl, mix the ingredients ( maida, salt, baking soda, ajwain & hot ghee) evenly with required quantity of water and knead it into a soft & smooth dough.
2. Keep this dough to rest for 10 minutes by covering the bowl with a lid..
3. After 10 minutes, take a small portion of dough and prepare a round & flattened shape chapati (by dusting some maida to the dough in between ) with the help of rolling pin.
4. Simultaneously, heat a kadhai with required quantity of Oil used for deep fry at a medium flame.
5. Heat another kadhai and prepare Jaggery Syrup (Jaggery & a little quantity of water, elaichi powder & a pinch of baking soda) on medium flame. Stir until the jaggery gets melted and becomes a little thick (one string). Switch off the stove.
6. Cut the chapati into small square shapes and gently remove these square shapes into a plate.
7. When the Oil gets hot, fry these square shaped kajas on medium flame until they turns into light Golden brown colour.
8. Now remove these golden brown square shaped kajas and immediately transfer them into jaggery syrup.
9. Let them soak in the syrup for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, remove these soaked kajas into a serving plate. Continue this process until the dough completes.
10. Store these sweetened kajas in an air tight container for 3 weeks approximately.
Tip: You can also prepare this sweet with sugar syrup. Process will be same just replace jaggery with sugar.
If you are interested in making this sweet with Wheat Flour & Maida, then check the below link here👇
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