Pheni/ Khaja

Name: Pheni/ Khaja
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 7 tbsp clarified butter(ghee); 1 pinch salt; 3 cups sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp green cardamom powder; 2 tsp rice flour; 1 slice lemon; As needed Oil/Ghee for deep frying

Kirti Das @cook_15894310

Hyderabad

#holisweets
This is a very famous traditional sweet dish of Odisha, one of the "Chappan Bhog"(56 types of food served as prasad) of Jagannath Temple, Puri. This is a dry sweet ( layered deep fried fritters dunked in sugar syrup), prepared from few Ingredients. Very crispy from outside and juicy from inside.It can be stored in an airtight jar upto 2 to 3 weeks. Try this on this Holi as a tea time snack or dessert option to end a festive meal .

Kirti Das @cook_15894310

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Ingredients

60 mins

4 servings

2 cupsall purpose flour
7 tbspclarified butter(ghee)
1 pinchsalt
3 cupssugar
1/2 cup water
1 tspgreen cardamom powder
2 tsprice flour
1 slicelemon
As neededOil/Ghee for deep frying

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Steps

60 mins

1

To prepare Khaja, in a bowl, add the flour, 4tbsp clarified butter (ghee), salt 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.
2

Make a paste by mixing 3 tablespoons of clarified butter (ghee) and rice flour to make a smooth paste. Keep this aside.
3

In the meantime, prepare sugar syrup adding sugar & water in a pan.
Bring to a boil and cook till it becomes sticky. We need 1 string consistency.
Add cardamom Powder. Also add a piece of lemon slice to this syrup avoid crystalization of sugar. Now Switch off the flame. Cover this syrup so that it will remain warm.
4

Divide the dough into equal parts. Take a ball and roll into circular shape. Roll all balls similarly. Don't roll into very thin roties.
5

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 again do the same upto 5 to 6 roties,put one over another. Spread the rice flour paste over the last layer of roti also. Then roll the sheets together tightly to resemble a log.
6

Cut this flour log into equal size pieces of 1 inch each. Roll each piece vertically. U can see the layers like shown in the 3rd picture.
7

Heat enough oil in Deep fry pan, fry them in batches, on a low medium flame until they turn golden brown on both sides. Take them out and place over tissue paper.
8

Dip the hot fried khaja into the warm sugar syrup. Immediately take out the well-coated khajas onto a plate so that they will remain Crispy outside and juicy from inside.
9

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 to 3 weeks at room temperature. Enjoy this with your loved ones😊