Madata Khaja is a traditional Andhra dessert which is prepared  from flour, dipped in sugar syrup. Today we bring you  an easy and simple to make this sweet at home. 

Ingredients Of Madata Khaja

300 gms maida
15 gms baking powder
45 ml ghee
45 ml milk
as required salt
as required water
for deep frying oil
500 ml sugar syrup

Method

1. Combine, flour baking powder, salt and ghee, rubbing the ghee in by short crust method to form a crumb sort of texture, use water as required lightly, and knead into a stiff dough like a biscuit.
2.Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
3.Roll out and divide the dough in 12 small round balls.
4.Further divide each dough in to 3 parts.
5.Now roll out each small dough like a puri, apply ghee and stack the three puris one top of another.
6.Roll out the stacks like a kathi roll, cut in to two and flatten.
7.Once flattened , they are ready to be fried in oil till golden.
8.Immerse the fried madata’s in the sugar syrup, sprinkle cardamom powder.
9.Take out of sugar syrup, allow to dry and store in air tight containers.