Ingredients:
For Outer Covering:
4 tbsp watermelon seeds (tarbooj seeds)
2 tbsp poppy seeds (khuskhus)
1/2 cup dried rose peatlas
4-5 cashewnuts
4-5 almonds
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1 tsp saunf
1 tsp white peppercorn
Salt as per taste
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp rose water
Oil for deep frying
For Filling:
1/2 cup paneer
1 tbsp khoya
1 tbsp cornflour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp milk
2-3 drops of yellow color
2 drops of kewra essence
Method for Outer Covering:
- Dissolve poppy seeds in 1/4 cup water for 1 hour
- Drain the water and mix poppy seeds with all ingredients
- Make fine thick paste of all the ingredients (if the paste is thin then add little cornflour)
- Refrigerate the mixture for 45 minutes
Method for Filling:
- Mix well all the ingredients
- Refrigerate the mixture for 45 minutes
To Proceed:
- Make ping-pong sized balls of the outer covering mixture
- Make same number of balls (but of smaller size then the above balls) of the filling mixture
- Press the bigger ball, place the paneer ball inside
- Roll the outer covering into ball again
- Repeat for all the balls
- Heat oil for deep frying
- Dee fry the vadas till light brown
- Serve hot
Making Time: 30 minutes (excluding refrigerating time)
Makes: 10-12 balls
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