Kakinada Kaaja
| Place of origin | India |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Andhra pradesh |
| Main ingredients | Wheat flour, sugar |
| Variations | Vegetable |
| Other information | kotaiah-sweet-stall-main-road |
Kakinada kaaja (Telugu: కాకినాడ కాజా) is a sweet delicacy of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a popular khaja in Kakinada, a coastal city in Andhra Pradesh, hence the name.
Ingredients
Refined wheat flour, sugar, and edible oils are the chief ingredients of khaja.
Preparation
First, a paste is made out of wheat flour, mawa, and oil. It is then deep fried until crisp. A sugar syrup known as "Pak" is made. The crisp pastries are then soaked in the sugar syrup until they absorb it.
Varieties
The two well-known types of khajas are madatha khajas and gottam khajas. Madatha khajas are made of rolled-up ribbons of pastry, whereas gottam khajas are made of cylinders of pastry. Gottam khajas are dry on the outside and juicy and full of sugar syrup on the inside. They melt as soon as they are put in the mouth. Madatha khajas, on the other hand, have the same texture throughout, and become mostly dry if kept for longer than a few hours.