Makkan Peda / Arcot Sweet - Diwali Sweets

• Sugar                           - 2 cups
• Sugarless khova            - 250 g
• All purpose flour           - ½ cup
• Yoghurd                       - ¾  cup
• Baking soda pwd          - a pinch
• Almond                         - 8
• Cashew                        - 10
• Pista                             - 5 to 7
• Raisins                         - ¼ cup
• Pumpkin seeds             - 1 tbsp
• Saffron                         - few strands
• Cardamom pwd             - ¼ tsp
• Ghee to fry

1. Take sugar in a bowl.
2. Add water till it immerse.
3. Allow to boil in low flame with stirring.
4. Once the sugar syrup turns oily consistency, turn off the flame.
5. Add few saffron strands and cardamom pwd.
6. Mix well.

1. Take sugarless khova, all purpose flour in a bowl and knead well.
2. Add yoghurd, a pinch of baking soda pwd and knead to smooth soft dough.
3. Cover and keep it aside for 1 hour.
4. In the meantime, grate almond, cashew & pistachio to fine pieces.
5. With this add raisins and pumpkin seeds, mix together.
6. Keep ready this stuffing ingredients.
7. Now, make small lemon sized balls out of the dough.
8. Press it to cup shape and place a spoonful of stuffing inside.
9. Close it carefully to round shape again.
10. Gently flatten it and keep aside.
11. Repeat the same with all the remaining dough and stuffing.
12. Heat ghee in a frying pan.
13. Deep fry in medium flame to golden brown color on both sides.
14. Take it aside and immerse in warm sugar syrup.
15. Allow to soak well for about 3 to 4 hrs till , the pedas absorb all the sugar syrup to it.
16. Garnish with grated cashew, pista and almond nuts

17. Delicious , mouth watery Makkan Peda is ready to enjoy…!!!