chandrakala & suryakala are flour-based milk sweets. It is stuffed with Kova/ khoya with nuts. The outer layer covered with flour along with sugar syrup. It is a very delicious sweet that can be prepared in Deepavali as well as other festivals. Suryakala means the art of sun, Chandrakala means the art of crescent (moon), When we look at the steps it looks like a big process, but all those are simple and easy steps. It is a Deepavali sweet, and also It is a perfect sweet for other special occasions. Most of the time we usually buy this chandrakala & suryakala sweet in the shops. This is a perfect failproof recipe that anyone can make.

Let us see how to make chandrakala & suryakala

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Chandrakala & Suryakala

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

resting time 30

Total Time 1

Servings: 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

For making dough:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 tbsp melted butter (or ghee)
water as required

for grinding:

1 tbsp almonds
1 tbsp pistachios
1 tbsp cashews

for kova-nuts stuffing:

½ cup milk
½ cup milk powder
¼ cup sugar

For sugar syrup:

1 cup sugar
½ cup water
¼ tsp cardamom powder
a pinch saffron strands
1 tsp lemon juice

Other:

oil for deep frying

Method

For making dough:

In a mixing bowl, take 1 cup of all-purpose flour, a pinch of salt. Mix well
Next, add 1 tbsp of melted butter, mix well till it reaches crumbled texture
then add water little by little, knead for 5 minutes to make a stiff dough (like poori dough)
cover and rest it for 30 minutes

for grinding:

In a blender jar, add in 1 tbsp of almonds, 1 tbsp of pistachios, 1 tbsp of cashews, blend it finely and keep aside

for kova-nuts stuffing:

Heat 1/2 cup of milk in a pan, bring into a boil
then add in 1/2 cup of milk powder, mix well
Next, add ground nuts mixture along with 1/4 cup of sugar
Heat it in medium-low flame, till it thickens
And then take off, transfer to a bowl, let it cool

Assembling dough and kova nuts stuffing:

In a rolling pad, apply some ghee over it
Take the dough, divide into 2 halves, roll into medium thin sheet,
using cookie cutter or small bowl, make small discs
for suryakala: take one disc, place a small kova-nuts ball, cover it by the another disc
seal over the edge,
make twist and seal as shown in the picture an video
for chandrakala: take one disc, place oval-shaped small kova-nuts mixture, cover it by the other half
Make twist and seal as shown in the picture and video

for sugar syrup:

In a pan, add 1/2 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar
Heat it till reaches 1/2 string consistency
while you check using your fingers, the string formed by the sugar syrup must be broken in half-way when you stretch
(heat it for 5 minutes)
then add 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder, and a pinch of saffron strands mix well
Now add 1 tsp of lemon juice and mix well
Keep aside

frying:

Heat the oil in a pan, then reduce into medium flame, gently drop the assembled chandrakala and suryakala, fry it to golden brown color and then take off

Dipping in sugar syrup: