Tapeswaram kaja

Tapeswaram is a village in Easy Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh and it is the place of origin for Madatha Kaja. Madatha means Fold in telugu and Kaja is deep-fried pastry soaked in sugar syrup. As the name suggests, there are many layers of pastry dough folded/rolled in the Madatha Kaaja recipe and hence the name.