Arcot Makkan Peda
Arcot Makkan Peda is a delicious Indian Sweet hailing from a small town near Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It’s a deep fried ball made with flour, Khoya, curd, and ghee stuffed with nuts and soaked in sugar Syrup.
Ingredients
For the Pedas
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup Khoya / Mawa / Khova
- 1 / 2 cup Ghee
- 1/ 2 cup Cooking Oil
- 2 tbsp Mixed Nuts
- 2 tbsp Curds / Yoghurt
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tbsp Ghee
For the Sugar Syrup
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 2 nos Cardamon
Instructions
How to make Arcot Makkan Peda
- In a wide bowl, take the Kova, baking soda, ghee, and curds. Mix everything together, beating it till it turns to a creamy texture.
- Measure the flour and slowly add in batches and mix well. The dough will be very soft and creamy. Let it rest for 5 to 7 mins.
- Chop Almonds, Pistas, and cashews.
- Divide the dough into small equal balls.
- Next, stuff each ball with few bits of chopped nuts and cover it well again to form a ball.
- Slightly flatten it and continue until you are done with all.
- Heat a Kadai with ghee and oil, when it is hot enough, lower the flame and deep fry all the balls in batches, drain and keep it aside.
For the Sugar Syrup
- Melt the sugar with water along with cardamom and let it come to a boil until the sugar is completely melted.
- When the sugar is all melted, add the fried balls and let it soak.
- Add all the fried balls to the sugar syrup and let it sit for 30 mins.
Notes
Though the recipe says that pedas should soak for at least 5 to 10 hours, my Pedas got soft within 30 mins, though it was a while after which I served. Personally feel the hot ones taste best, though one may serve it chilled as well.
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