Jive gaja. or khaja

Jive Gaja or khaja

Jive gaja or khaja is a traditional and popular sweet dish in Bengal and orrisa...
In orrisa it's commonly known as khaja..in bengal we called jive gaja or khaja....sugar coated mouth melting deep fried pastry....if you have a sweet tooth  you have to make it at home as it s very rare get  any sweet shop..

For dough
 Maida -2cup
Oil-4-5 tbsp
Salt-1tsp

For sugar syrup
Water-1cup
Sugar-1cup

Process
 Dough
 Take a bowl,add moida ,oil ,salt, mix it until get a breadcrumb like texture..then add water and knead a smooth soft dough...cover it for 20 mints...
Take 3-4 tbsp moida and 4-5 tbsp oil ,mix it well and make a thick paste . Keep it aside
  In the meantime   Take water and sugar,bring to boil. ,make a thick ,one thread sugar syrup..
     Take small portion from dough , make three equal size balls,roll each ball like roti.....place first roti ,spread oil moidapaste on top of first roti then place second roti again spread oil moida paste and place the third roti and spread the paste properly.....fold Roti bunches like a roll .cut it into 5-6 equal portion...roll each portion like a rectangular or tongue shape....heat karai.add oil for deep frying..place the tongue shape gaja In to the hot oil...oil should be on low medium heat....fry khaja until gets golden colour....take out from karai ,drain oil ,place it into sugar syrup...mix it well with syrup....place khaja on the serving plate.......you can store it into the jar or box....