Ledikeni

Name: Ledikeni
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups chhena; 1/3 cup suji; 1/4 cup bread crubs; 2 tbsp Ghee; As required Ghee for frying; 2 tbsp cardamom seeds; 25 gms khoya; 50 gms nokuldana; 3 cups sugar

SWATI MUKHERJEE @Swati_1234

Kolkata

This Bengali dessert originated in Kolkata in the middle of the 19th century. It was made by a famous sweetmeat of Kolkata Bhim Chandra Nag in order to show honour to Lady Canning. According to popular legend at the time,during her stay in India from 1856 to till her death 1861. It became her favourite dessert & the sweetmeat got a special place in the society for his fabulous invention. As it gained popularity, no feast was complete without Ledikeni & in the due course of time the sweet name after Lady Canning got corrupted into Ledikeni eventually.
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SWATI MUKHERJEE @Swati_1234

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Ingredients

3 cupschhena
1/3 cupsuji
1/4 cupbread crubs
2 tbspGhee
As required Ghee for frying
2 tbspcardamom seeds
25 gmskhoya
50 gmsnokuldana
3 cupssugar

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Steps

1

Mix the chhena, suji, bread crumb, cardamom seeds and ghee. Make a smooth dough.
2

Take little khoya fill this one nokuldana. Then cover it with the chenna mixture & make round balls.
3

Heat water 6 cup. To make syrup add 3 cups of Sugar. Let it be cool to room temperature.
4

Heat ghee in a pan to deep fry the balls.
5

Now fry the balls in medium heat. Stir the balls so that it is fried from all sides.
6

Dip into warm syrup. Keep there for atleast 1 hour.
7

Serve. Enjoy.