Kakkaraalu and Mundapeta

This is an Orissa sweet , which is made with semolina and coconut ... Cloves and Pepper cons in this sweet gives a really nice taste to the dish.

Preparation time : 45 mins
Makes : 25 approx

Ingredients :

Semolina (or) Sooji : 1 cup
Water : 1 1/2 cup
Sugar : 1/2 cup
Salt : pinch
Ghee : 1tsp

Coconut : 2
Sugar : 1
Pepper cons : 4
Cloves : 2
Cardamom : 2
Salt : pinch

Method :

Take a pan, heat it.
Add Coconut, sugar, crushed peepers,crushed cloves and crushed cardamom.
Let sugar melt and wait till the water ( that came from sugar) evoperates.
Turn off the flame .
Keep this aside.

Take a pan, heat it, add water, sugar, salt and ghee.
Let water to boil and when sugar melts add semolina while stirring water.
Switch off the flame.
Let it cool down.

Knead it and make a dough out of it.
Take hand full of dough and  make balls from it.
Flatten the ball (make little hallow shape), keep prepared coconut stuffing.
(Don't over fill with stuffing , if you over fill while frying that may come out)

Close it  and make a ball.

Flatten it and deep fry it in oil (Keep the flame of oil in low) till done.
Take them out, press them between paper towels.

These deep fired things are called kakkara.
The same rounds instead of flattening and frying if you steam them then they are called mundapeta.
Tasty sweets are ready to serve.
Enjoy your dish :)
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