Khaja/pheni Recipe

Khaja/pheni recipe is a traditional coastal recipe that is served as a part of “Sukhila Prasad” in India’s Puri Jagannath temple. This is a sweet dish recipe, prepared from fewer ingredients, is essentially the layered fritters dunked in sugar syrup.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida) 
• 2 Ghee (melted)
• 2 teaspoons Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
• Sunflower Oil , to fry
• Chilled water

Ingredients for Syrup

• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 cup Water

How to make Khaja/pheni Recipe 

• To prepare Khaja recipe, in a bowl, add the flour, melted ghee and mix well. Add cold water to make a smooth yet firm dough. Cover the dough and keep aside for at least 15 to 20 minutes.

• Make a paste mixing 2 tablespoons clarified butter (ghee) and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to make a flour paste.

• Divide the dough into eight equal parts. Take a ball and roll into rectangular shape sheet. Roll another one similarly.

• Smear the prepared flour paste on one sheet and place another on top of it. Spread the flour paste on top of the second sheet and roll both the sheets together tightly to resemble a log.

• Cut this flour log into equal sized pieces of 1 inch each. Roll each piece vertically.

• Heat enough oil in Deep fry pan, fry them in batches, on a medium flame until they turn golden brown on both sides. Cool them completely.

• In the meantime, prepare sugar syrup adding 2 cups sugar in 1 cup water in a Saucepan.

• Bring to a boil and cook till it becomes sticky.

• Add cardamom powder,Switch off flame.

• Grease a large plate with some butter or ghee.

• Dip the fried khaja into the syrup hence prepared, when the syrup is still warm. Immediately take the well-coated khajas onto the greased plate.

Serve Khaja at room temperature. You could also serve them when still warm. This Khaja recipe can be stored in an air-tight container up to 2 weeks at room temperature