Kakinada Kaja (Telugu: కాకినాడ  కాజా) is a sweet pastry from the city of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India in 1891.[1]

Kakinada Kaja
Kakinada Kaja
Place of originIndia
Region or stateKakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Main ingredientsWheat flour, sugar, ghee,
VariationsGottam Kaja, Madatha Kaja

As of August 2018 the government of Andhra Pradesh was in the process of applying for Geographic Indication (GI) tag for it.[2]

History

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Chittipedi Kotaiah from Chinaparimi village near Tenali in Guntur district migrated to Kakinada in 1891 and started a sweet shop making this sweet.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kaja: the Raja of All Sweets". New Indian Express. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Pootharekulu in record books". Deccan Chronicle. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.