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Makkan peda recipe

Popular arcot Makkan peda recipe
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert, Diwali recipes, Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Diwali recipes, Festival recipes, sweets
Servings: 12 pieces
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • 1 cup instant gulab jamun mix
  • 3-4 tbsp milk to knead the dough
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped nuts
  • 1-2 tsp ghee
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • In a bowl add the gulab jamun mix. Traditionally Makkan peda is made using khoya. I have khoya gulab jamun recipe in Jeyashri’s kitchen.
  • If you want to use Khoya, please check out the Khoya jamun recipe.
  • Knead the dough into a smooth dough. It will be slightly sticky, ensure it is crack free.
  • Cover and keep it aside for 10 minutes.

Let’s make sugar syrup now.

  • In a saucepan add the sugar and water.
  • Let the sugar melt and starts boiling.
  • No need to bring to any string consistency.
  • Once the syrup is sticky, it is ready.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Grease your hands with ghee and knead the dough once.
  • Make a small lemon sized balls.
  • Take one dough ball and flatten it.
  • Place 1 tsp of chopped nuts into this.
  • Gently cover it as we do for modak.
  • Flatten it like pedas.
  • Repeat this for the rest of the dough.
  • Keep this covered always.
  • Heat oil in a pan and once it becomes hot, bring it to a medium-low flame.
  • Gently drop 4-5 pieces of the peda jamuns into the oil.
  • Swril this into the oil and let this become even browning.
  • Once it becomes golden brown, take out from oil.
  • Drain in a kitchen towel.
  • Repeat this for the rest of the pedas.
  • Let this cool.
  • Warm the syrup a bit and gently immerse the fried pedas into the syrup.
  • Let this soak for 2 hours.
  • Enjoy the makkan pedas.

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Notes

  • Always keep the jamun dough covered to avoid drying and getting cracks
  •  You can add raisins ( dry grapes) to the stuffing.
    • Always ensure that the sugar syrup is warm while adding the fried pedas.
    • Makkan peda stays good in the refrigerator for 5 days.