Arbi Ke Meethe Chande Recipe

Total Time: 150 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

  • sugar
  • colocasia root (arbi)
  • water
  • ghee

Instructions:

  • To begin making the Arbi Ke Meethe Chande Recipe, clean and dry Arbi
  • Apply mustard oil to hands and cut 1/4 inch thin chips out of it
  • Chips should be not too thin as they may burn during frying
  • Wash them again and spread it out on a towel to dry
  • Let them dry for 2 hours under the fan or medium sunlight
  • Now heat ghee in a kadai/deep frying pan and fry them till golden
  • You can alternately shallow fry them, for a healthier version too
  • Transfer the fried arbi chips on an oil absorbent paper to immediately to get rid of any excess oil
  • Meanwhile prepare the sugar syrup of one string consistency
  • In a saucepan, pour sugar and water and bring it to boil while continually stirring the mixture
  • Let it simmer on medium heat till you obtain a one string consistency when you drop the syrup from your ladle
  • Take a drop of sugar syrup on your forefinger and stretch it with the thumb to observe one string consistency
  • Once done add the Arbi Chips in the prepared sugar syrup and start stirring them fast
  • Your stove should be on a medium heat while doing this
  • Gradually, you will see sugar getting dried up and coating the Arbi Chips
  • Keep stirring on low heat till all the chips are coated well with the sugar syrup
  • Now take them out on a tray and let the Arbi Ke meethe chande cool down and serve
  • Once cooled you can store the Arbi Ke Meethe Chande in an airtight container up to 4 days
  • Serve Arbi Ke Meethe Chande Recipe with Moong Dal Mini Samosas and Masala Chai Recipe as an evening snack