Kerala Style Snack Kaaja – Madakku Recipe

Ingredients

• Maida flour
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
• Sugar – 2 or 3 tbsp
• Ghee – 3 or 4 tbsp

Method

• Firstly ,we have to take a pan
• Add maida flour, salt and turmeric powder ,mix them well.
• Add little by little water and knead smooth and soft dough.
• Then rest for half an hour .
• Sprinkle some flour on the flat surface .
• Then place the dough on the flat surface .
• Then roll it out into a large thin sheet with a roller pin
• Pour some ghee on the top and eventually spread
• Then fold the chapatti tightly ,then cut into small pieces
• Roll each piece vertically.
• Heat oil in a pan
• Ones oil is hot enough add kaaja
• Fry over medium low till they turn golden brown and crispy.
• Drain and keep aside.
• Heat water in a pan add sugar granules
• Combine them well
• Ones the sugar syrup is ready .
• Then immediately drop the fried kaaja into the warm sugar syrup.
• Soak them in the syrup for 4or 5 minutes.
• Drain the soaked kana
• Serve the tasty kaaja for tea or coffee.