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.
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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.
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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.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PiTcauUo4aBvXsRx4mkNYEUYt4uaaqKLkQUdf-6p1o8Xx_WadcpJ-Ity674M4sa5JX8H5ezw7o6PLy3YcJ5CDaNCMCR6SgPQhd3499DRIgDW6iNf3I7Hnotp9uLxGHRCEMRILZGnUqA/s640/IMG_20161110_110901.jpg)
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.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xpdRLiwlu71patYN5WkkJTQBul9sj6h-TwW-9NsHIHSVDkWDSAYYYltw94DQdAmiB4Vcu3LU-WFFiEIX6HZy-Smq6nQjLl5WKYADmdcl4_3ytXQi2Z1XRluNmqYZdzg_4rASTgKp95Q/s640/IMG_20181228_111451.jpg)
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.