Makkan peda is a popular sweet in Arcot, a small town in Vellore district, Tamilnadu.
Arcot makkan peda is similar to khoya gulab jamun but it looks and tastes slightly different. I haven’t tasted the makkan peda from Arcot sweet shops but I had bookmarked its original recipe from an old Tamil magazine. I also watched the making of makkan peda in a sweet shop in Lakshmi Nair’s “Flavors of India” YouTube channel. Usually I make gulab jamun for any special occasion in my family. For a change I tried this makkan peda for the first time for my wedding anniversary celebration last week. It came out so well, soft and doubled in size too.
I found many makkan peda recipes uisng gulab jamun mix instead of khoya, milk, curd and vanaspati. But I din’t use all these ingredients. As I wanted to make it from scratch, I used store bought sugarless khoya, maida/ all purpose flour, baking soda and ghee. Just mix everything to make the dough, deep fry and dip in sugar syrup just like gulab jamun. As it looks flat and melts in mouth like butter, this sweet is named as makkan peda. Do try it. You will love it for sure. Ok friends, lets see how to make Arcot makkan peda recipe with step by step pictures.
INGREDIENTS
Arcot makkan peda is similar to khoya gulab jamun but it looks and tastes slightly different. I haven’t tasted the makkan peda from Arcot sweet shops but I had bookmarked its original recipe from an old Tamil magazine. I also watched the making of makkan peda in a sweet shop in Lakshmi Nair’s “Flavors of India” YouTube channel. Usually I make gulab jamun for any special occasion in my family. For a change I tried this makkan peda for the first time for my wedding anniversary celebration last week. It came out so well, soft and doubled in size too.
I found many makkan peda recipes uisng gulab jamun mix instead of khoya, milk, curd and vanaspati. But I din’t use all these ingredients. As I wanted to make it from scratch, I used store bought sugarless khoya, maida/ all purpose flour, baking soda and ghee. Just mix everything to make the dough, deep fry and dip in sugar syrup just like gulab jamun. As it looks flat and melts in mouth like butter, this sweet is named as makkan peda. Do try it. You will love it for sure. Ok friends, lets see how to make Arcot makkan peda recipe with step by step pictures.
Makkan Peda Recipe - Arcot makkan peda
How to make Arcot makkan peda recipe with khoya, maida, ghee and baking soda.
Cuisine:
Tamil nadu
Category:
Sweet
Serves:
15 to 20
Prep time:
10 Minutes
Cook time:
20 Minutes
Total time:
30 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 cup = 250ml
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HOW TO MAKE ARCOT MAKKAN PEDA
- Chop all the dry fruits and nuts finely. This is the stuffing for makkan peda.
- Take the khoya at room temperature and crumble it well.
- Measure and take it in a bowl. Sieve maida, baking soda and add to khoya.
- Add melted ghee and mix well to make a crumble mixture.
- Add required water and make a smooth non-sticky dough.
- Knead gently. Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
- In the mean time, make sugar syrup. Mix sugar and water.
- Boil for 10 minutes till it becomes sticky in consistency.
- Take the dough, make a small ball. Press it slightly and stuff with a tsp of nuts.
- Cover it and make a round shape. Press it to shape like peda.
- Heat oil to deep fry. Fry the peda in batches. Flip and cook both sides till dark golden brown.
- Remove and peda and dip in sugar syrup. Leave it overnight for best taste !
MAKKAN PEDA RECIPE - STEP BY STEP PICTURES
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Try this Arcot special makkan peda sweet at home ! Enjoy !!
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Hi chitra, i tried this makkan peda.came out very well.ur recipe never let's me down.it was yummy....Can i use the same dough to make gulab jamuns ?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Harini. Glad to see your feedback. Yes you can make jamun too 😊
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