Nrusingha Sweets, Puri · India

Puri Khaja

The flaky, layered khaja of Puri, Odisha, made in ghee by a sweet shop in the town’s Khajapati lane.

Available in India

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Type
Faral · 250 g
Origin
India
Flavour
SweetFlakyCrunchy
Rarity
4/5
Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists How we score

Rarity is our editors’ score for how hard something is to find in the US and how unusual it is to make: availability (supermarket, specialty shop or maker only), production (small-batch, seasonal, foraged) and how unusual the ingredient or method is.

  1. 1 Familiar twist: easy to find, unusual flavour
  2. 2 Specialty: good grocers and online
  3. 3 Uncommon: mostly from the maker or specialty shops
  4. 4 Rare: small-batch, regional or few stockists
  5. 5 Very rare: tiny batches, foraged or one of a kind

What it tastes like

Dozens of crisp, flaky layers that shatter, with a light sugar glaze.

Why it’s rare

Puri’s khaja is famous as an offering at the Jagannath temple; most of it is sold in Puri itself. This pack comes straight from a Puri maker.

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