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Love at first bite:)

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"Love at first bite"  Desserts  1. Makhan Peda  This dish was passed on by the nawabs of the arcot region in TamilNadu. It all started with Govindasamy Chettiyar, who established the sweet shop, a family friend of the Arcot Nawab. Chettiyar had once tasted Makkan Peda in the house of the Nawab. Blown away by its sumptuousness, Chettiyar decided to introduce it in his stall but went on to make new additions in the form of dry fruits filling. “The sweet is an intricate part of Arcot’s tradition. It is being prepared here for generations. Dish Name: Makhan Peda Recipe: (for 1 makhan ped) Ingredients : 1 cup maida; 1/4 tsp soda ; 3/4 cup kova ; 2tsp ghee, oil to fry , sugar Nuts required: dates, cucumber seeds, watermelon seeds, nutmeg, almond, pista, raisins and cashew. Steps will be told by me. Steps:  1) Take a cup of maida. Mic it with 3/4 cup of kova and 1/4 teaspoon of soda. Add 2 tablespoons of ghee to it and make a dough. 2) Make  huge  balls out of the...