Chandrakala Sweet | சந்திரகலா இனிப்பு - Diwali Special Sweet

Ingredients :

For Dough : Maida / All Purpose Flour - 1 and 1/2 cup Cooking Soda - 2 pinch Ghee / Butter - 1 tbsp Salt - 1 pinch Food Colour - Orange (liquid, optional) For Stuff : Milk - 1 liter (to make khoya) Sugar - 1/4 cup Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp Nuts - 1/4 cup (cashew-nuts, almonds, raisins, chopped) For Sugar Syrup : Sugar - 1 cup Water - 1/2 cup Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp

Method :

Steps To Make Homemade Sweetened Khoya : (shown in above image) Heat a liter of milk in a heavy bottom utensil or non-stick pan, bring to boil. (Image 1) Reduce the flame into medium and cook til dry lump (not too dry),  stirring continuously. (Image 2) Add sugar and cook til the moisture has reduced completely, ie., khoya consistency. (Image 3) Remove from the flame and add cardamom powder, mix well and keep aside. (Image 3 & Image 4)

Steps To Make Chandrakala Sweet Dough : In a bowl, combine maida, salt, soda, food colour and ghee, mix well. (Image 1 and 2) Add required water and knead into soft dough in a poori / puri dough consistency. (Image 3) Set aside for half an hour.

Steps To Make Sugar Syrup : Meantime, boil water in a pan, add sugar and dissolve it. Cook till one-thread consistency. (Image 4). Add cardamom powder, mix well and keep aside.

Steps To Make Chandrakala : Divide the dough into small balls approximately 20 to 25. Flat into circle using rolling pin like puri / poori. (Image 5) Place a spoon of sweetened khoya in center with some nuts. (Image 6) Fold it and gently press the edges to seal. (Image 7) Twist the edges. (Image 8) Do the same for the remaining and keep aside.

Similarly another chandrakala design method is shown in above image 9, 10, 11 and 12.

Deep fry in hot oil in medium flame til golden brown colour. (Image 14) Dip in hot sugar sygar for about 5 minute and keep aside. Do the same for the remaining and ready to serve. Store in a air-tight container.

Serving Suggestion : Serve with Kuthiraivali Murukku and Rava Ladoo.