Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Malai Khaja Recipe
Ingredients for Covering:
1 pound All-Purpose Flour (Maida)
2 tbsp. Clarified Butter (Ghee)
Ingredients for Smearing:
1 tbsp. All-Purpose Flour (Maida)
1 tbsp. Clarified Butter (Ghee)
Ingredients for Filling:
1 ¾ ounces of Dry Fruits
½ pound Mixed Nuts (Maiva)
½ pound Paneer Cheese
1 Green Cardamom Pods (Choti Ilaichi)
12 ounces of Confectioners' Sugar
Directions:
In a pan on low heat, roast nuts and paneer cheese for seven minutes. Cool; mix in sugar, cardamom pods, and dry fruits. Set aside.
Knead flour and clarified butter; amount for covering ingredients with a little water to a stiff dough. Make lemon-sized balls out of the total amount of dough. Roll each ball out into a thin round roti. Apply smearing flour and clarified butter all over each roti. Roll each round roti into a long pencil shape. Cut into an oblong (cut side facing up). Put a little filling in the center and close each khaja. Seal the opposite sides.
Heat oil in a skillet; add khajas and deep fry each khaja over low heat.
Degree of Difficulty: Medium Recipe Category: Dessert Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani
