MAKKAN PEDA

Makkan Peda , a famous sweet done in Arcot near Vellore and also called Arcot Makkan Peda. It is usually done using Khoya, Maida for outer covering stuffed with almonds, nuts and raisins. It resembles Gulab jamoon, which is done in almost all houses during Diwali. Here, I have done using Gulab Jamoon mix. It tasted awesome along with nuts and almonds.

INGREDIENTS:

Gulab Jamoon mix - 200g

Sugar - 800 g

Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

Saffron - 10 strands

Oil - for deep frying

For Stuffing

Badam - 5

Cashew - 5

Pistachios -5

Raisin -5

METHOD:

1. In a bowl add the gulab Jamoon mix, ghee and mix well.

2. Sprinkle little water and knead to a soft dough. Keep aside.

3. Add sugar in a large vessel, add water and allow to boil.

4. Once it starts boiling add saffron. Let it boil in lower flame for 5 minutes. Add Cardamom powder and keep side.

5. Crumble the nuts, almonds and raisins  into small pieces.

6. Knead the dough, divide into small balls.

7. Flatten a dough and stuff the mixed nuts and seal the ends, cover the nuts and roll gently.

8. Flatten it slightly, as we make pedas.

9. Similarly, stuff the remaining balls.

10. Heat oil in a tawa, add pedas one by one, do not over crowd .

11. Lower the flame, so that the pedas cook evenly and the inner portion gets cooked well and so the nuts and almonds.

12. Once it turns to deep golden colour, remove from the oil.

13. Likewise, cook the remaining pedas in batches.

14. Soak the cooked pedas in warm sugar syrup for minimum 1 or 2 hours.

15. Once it absorbs the sugar syrup it becomes bigger in size.

16. Tasty and delicious Makkan Peda is ready.

Note:

• Cook the pedas in low flame to ensure even cooking and to avoid the inner portion under cooked.
• If under cooked, the pedas will not absorb sugar syrup.