A tourist to the Telugu-speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana can try out these light and crispy crescent shaped special sweet of Andhra Pradesh / Telangana, called Kajjikayalu.
This is a traditional sweet item of Andhra Pradesh / Telangana and is available in almost all the sweet shops / home foods. This sweet is very much similar to 'karanji' - a sweet of Maharashtra. It is even available in other Indian states but is known in different / local names.
Kajjikayalu is one of the must-eat sweet item which is crispy and delicious. Though it is a deep-fried item, you don't find it sticky sticky but it appears oil-free. It is a stuffed sweet and the outer covering is made of maida i.e. all-purpose flour.
The dough ball is rolled into flat round shape chapati. It is then placed inside the special mold meant for the purpose to get the shape.
A sweet item is then placed on the chapati and it is then pressed to get the semi- circle stuffed sweet. and then these stuffed sweet rolls are then deep fried.
Kajjikayalu are the traditional sweet of the Telugu-speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. These are specially made during festival occasions and during social functions. A perfectly made kajjikaya is crispy from outside and soft / tasty sweet stuff inside.
The sweet stuff is usually of coconut and sugar / jaggery. There are other stuffing too like coconut, sugar and semolina i.e sooji, powdered sesame seeds (til) and sugar / jaggery and other such variations.
There is a variation in the outer covering too. Instead of a maida cover, there are specially made 'kova kajjikayalu' which has 'khoya' / kova' as the outer covering. This is a healthy sweet of Andhra Pradesh, safe to eat and is available in almost every sweet shop.
This is a traditional sweet item of Andhra Pradesh / Telangana and is available in almost all the sweet shops / home foods. This sweet is very much similar to 'karanji' - a sweet of Maharashtra. It is even available in other Indian states but is known in different / local names.
The dough ball is rolled into flat round shape chapati. It is then placed inside the special mold meant for the purpose to get the shape.
The sweet stuff is usually of coconut and sugar / jaggery. There are other stuffing too like coconut, sugar and semolina i.e sooji, powdered sesame seeds (til) and sugar / jaggery and other such variations.
There is a variation in the outer covering too. Instead of a maida cover, there are specially made 'kova kajjikayalu' which has 'khoya' / kova' as the outer covering. This is a healthy sweet of Andhra Pradesh, safe to eat and is available in almost every sweet shop.