Suryakala Chandrakala Sweet is a popular Indian festival sweet recipe. It is made of a crispy outer layer, sweet khoya filling, fried and soaked in a cardamom saffron scented sugar syrup. Popular sweet in South-Indian sweet stalls, Specially made as a part of Diwali celebrations. Learn how to make this delicious sweet with step by step pictures, clear instructions and video.
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Suryakala Chandrakala Sweet Recipe
If you are not familiar with this sweet, It is deep fried delicacy which is filled with khoya and nuts, fried till crispy and drenched in a sugar syrup. This sweet is very similar to the popular North Indian sweet called as gujiya which is made during Holi festival. Even though both looks same in looks and texture, The only difference is the soaking in sugar syrup.
About Suryakala Chandrakala Sweet
Chandrakala Suryakala sweet is very popular in South Indian sweet stalls. Making this at home is not at all complicated. It has few steps to follow and it an easy sweet to make for festive occasions.
The pastry which is used for this is very straight forward made with plain flour (maida), ghee, salt and water. The filling is made with khoya, nuts and cardamom. I used sweetened khoya also known as palkova to make my job easier. If you are using unsweetened khoya then you have to add sugar in this. I have shared all the details in the recipe card.
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Why the Name
A popular sweet around South Indian sweet stall. These crispy sweet is filled with sweetened khoya and nuts mixture. Deep fried and soaked in syrup makes this dripping with sugar.
Suryan means Sun; Chandran means Moon. Suryakala is shaped round resembling "sun"; chandrakala is shaped like a half moon. Hence the name.
Suryakala Chandrakala Ingredients
![Ingredients for Suryakala Chandrakala Sweet](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-ingredients.jpeg)
Plain Flour
All purpose flour | maida is used in making the dough. Plain flour is mixed with ghee to create the texture of the outer shell. Whole wheat flour can be used as a healthy alternative.
Ghee
Ghee is mixed with the flour to create a shortening of the dough which makes the outer layer flaky. If you want the sweet to be rich, you can fry the sweet in ghee.
Khoya
Khoya is milk which is reduced till thick and paste like. I used Palkova so I skipped adding sugar in the filling. If you are using unsweetened khoya, you have to add ½ cup of sugar.
Sugar
Sugar is added in making of filling and syrup. The syrup has saffron and cardamom powder.
Nuts
Use mixture of nuts like cashews, almond and pistachios. Crush the nuts in a food processor or chopped til fine.
![Suryakala Chandrakala Sweet shaped and ready to fry](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-3.jpeg)
How to Make Chandrakala, Suryakala
Making Dough
- Take flour, salt and ghee in a mixing bowl and mix together. Slowly add in water and make it into a dough. Knead this dough for 5 mins. Cover the dough with plastic wrap, chill the dough in fridge for 30 minutes.
Making Filling
- Meanwhile make the filling by mixing sweetened khoya, crushed nuts and cardamom together. Set this aside for a moment.
For Sugar Syrup
- Now make sugar syrup, Take sugar in a sauce pan and cover it with water. Bring this to boil and let it boil till it reaches sticky texture. It will take around 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside warm.
Shaping Sweet
- For making Suryakala. Take two dough ball and roll into thin puri. Now take one circle and put some khoya filling in the middle. Take another circle and place it on top. Now from one end start folding in a angle and finish it to the end.(Check images & video for detail).
- For making Chandrakala. Take one dough ball and roll into thin puri. Now take that circle and put some khoya filling in one side. Fold it in half. Now from one end start folding in a angle and finish it to the end.(Check images & video for detail).
Frying the Sweets
- Bring oil for deep frying. Now fry your shaped sweets on a low flame till it gets golden and crispy. It will take around 8-10 minutes.
- Strain them using a slotted spoon and add it to the syrup.
Soaking in Syrup
- Now dip the sweet in sugar syrup and leave for 1 to 2 minutes. Strain it in a cooling rack. Store it in air tight container.
- Enjoy your Diwali with these dazzling sweets.
![suryakala close up shot](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-4.jpeg)
![chandrakala closeup shot](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-5.jpg)
Expert Tips
- Make sure you use ghee or butter when making the dough. It creates a short-crust pastry texture to the dough which infact helps with the flaky texture of the sweet when frying.
- Chill the dough for minimum of 30 minutes for easy rolling.
- Don't over fill the sweet, else it may leach out when frying.
- If you are using unsweetened khoya, add ¼ cup of sugar in the filling.
- Fry it on low heat. If you fry on high heat it will get dark colour when frying but the sweet will not be cooked properly.
Suryakala Chandrakala Sweet (Step-wise Pictures)
Making Dough
1)Take flour in a bowl. I used plain flour.
![take flour in a bowl for making dough](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-6.jpeg)
2)Add in salt.
![add salt to flour](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-7.jpeg)
3)Add in ghee | clarified butter. Mix the ghee into the flour.
![add ghee and mix into the flour](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-8.jpeg)
4)Add in water
![add water and knead to a dough](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-9.jpeg)
5)Knead to a dough. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
![dough done](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-10.jpeg)
Make Filling
6)Mix khoya (I used palkova) crushed nuts, cardamom powder. I used palkova, If you are using unsweetened khoya you might need to add sugar.
![filling is made with khoya, nuts and cardamom powder](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-11.jpeg)
Make Sugar Syrup
7)Take sugar in a sauce pan.
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8)Pour in water. I added some lemon juice in this too.
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9)Bring it to a boil. Cook till it gets sticky texture, it will take around 8 to 10 minutes. Finally add cardamom powder, saffron and mix well. Sugar syrup is done.
![sugar syrup is done.](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-14.jpeg)
Shaping the Sweet
10)Take small portion of the dough.
![take dough](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-15.jpeg)
11)Roll it into small round.
![roll it into thin puri](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-17.jpeg)
12)Spoon the filling.
![spoon filling in the puri](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-16.jpeg)
13)Start sealing the edges. Check the video for clear understanding.
![shape the chandrakala](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-18.jpeg)
14)For suryakala. Take two portion of the dough, roll it, spoon filling in.
![for suryakala, spoon filling in](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-19.jpeg)
15)Place the round on each other. seal the edges.
![seal with other rolled puri](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-20.jpeg)
16)Seal the edges. Check the video for clear understanding.
![suryakala close look](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-21.jpeg)
17)Heat oil for a kadai. Drop in chandrakala, suryakala and fry on low heat till crispy. it will take around 8 to 10 minutes.
![fry the sweet in oil](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-22.jpeg)
18)Fry till golden brown.
![sweet fried till crispy](https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/suryakala-chandrakala-23.jpeg)
19)Drop the chandrakala in sugar syrup and soak for 1 to 2 minutes.
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20)Serve.
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📖 Recipe Card
Suryakala Chandrakala Sweet Recipe
Ingredients
For Making Dough
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour (Plain Flour)
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- ¼ tsp Salt
- Water as needed
- Oil for deep frying
For Making Filling
- 1 cup Palkova | Sweetened Khoya (Check notes)
- ¼ cup Nuts (I used pistachios)
- ¼ tsp Ground Cardamom
For Sugar Syrup
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp Ground Cardamom
- ¼ tsp Saffron
Instructions
Making Dough
- Take flour, salt and ghee in a mixing bowl and mix together. Slowly add in water and make it into a dough. Knead this dough for 5 mins. Cover the dough with plastic wrap, chill the dough in fridge for 30 minutes.
Making Filling
- Meanwhile make the filling by mixing sweetened khoya, crushed nuts and cardamom together. Set this aside for a moment.
For Sugar Syrup
- Now make sugar syrup, Take sugar in a sauce pan and cover it with water. Add lemon juice and Bring this to boil and let it boil till it reaches sticky texture. It will take around 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside warm.
Shaping Sweet
- Take the dough out and divide into 12 equal portions.
- For making Suryakala. Take two dough ball and roll into thin puri. Now take one circle and put some khoya filling in the middle. Take another circle and place it on top. Now from one end start folding in a angle and finish it to the end.(Check images & video for detail).
- For making Chandrakala. Take one dough ball and roll into thin puri. Now take that circle and put some khoya filling in one side. Fold it in half. Now from one end start folding in a angle and finish it to the end.(Check images & video for detail).
Frying the Sweets
- Bring oil for deep frying. Now fry your shaped sweets on a low flame till it gets golden and crispy. It will take around 8-10 minutes.
- Strain them using a slotted spoon and add it to the syrup.
Soaking in Syrup
- Now dip the sweet in sugar syrup and leave for 1 to 2 minutes. Strain it in a cooling rack. Store it in air tight container.
- Enjoy your Diwali with these dazzling sweets.
Video
![YouTube video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y4fzeuqcvmo/hqdefault.jpg)
Notes
- Make sure you use ghee or butter when making the dough. It creates a short-crust pastry texture to the dough which infact helps with the flaky texture of the sweet when frying.
- Chill the dough for minimum of 30 minutes for easy rolling.
- Don't over fill the sweet, else it may leach out when frying.
- If you are using
- , add ¼ cup of sugar in the filling.
- Fry the sweet on low heat. If you fry on high heat it will get dark colour when frying but the sweet will not be cooked properly.
Rumana Rawat
So so yummy:)
Nalini's Kitchen
looks soo tempting and delicious,one of my fav.
Nalini's Kitchen
I am your new follower,glad to follow you
Gayathri Kumar
Nice step by step recipe. Suryakala looks absolutely delicious...
Tina
Looks perfect and yumm..
Jennifurla
How gorgeous are these!
The Pumpkin Farm
Wow Aarthi, you have kicked off diwali with a great recipe. loved the demonstration
Rajani
Mouth watering - Really!!
Nalini's Kitchen
Yummy and delicious sweet ,one of my fav..Thanks for visiting my space,glad to follow you dear.
veena krishnakumar
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!love the step by step Presentation. Looks Delicious!!!
Priya
Well done Aarthi, love suryakala and chandhrakala very much..beautiful clicks..
Aruna Manikandan
wow...
looks delicious and very tempting 🙂
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow well explained dear,wonderful post...delicious sweets.
jeyashrisuresh
beautiful sweets, great effort and nice explanations
RAKS KITCHEN
Chandra kala and surya kala, both looking fabulous aarhti! Wonderful!
Srivalli
These are looking awesome..looks like you are all geared up for a mega diwali show..:)
Srivalli
Too good..looking fwd to the others aarthi..
Sharmilee! :)
Done perfectly..looks so tempting
Prathibha
nice recipes..chandrakala, suryakala..they look delicious
Archana Vivek
wow too good..
Cool Lassi(e)
Perfect looking treat! It looks like a lot of work too but totally worth it in the end!
Cool Lassi(e)
I think I am partial to the Suryakala!
Yuvana's Favourites
Looks perfect and never know that this sweet is so simple to make. thanks a lot for stepwise pictures.
Archana
Yummy!whatever kala i would love them all.
Malar Gandhi
Oh my gosh....that is an awesome work, love suryakalas...but too lazy to do them!!
Rose
Hi Aarthi,
I love your blog so much, I am following your blog for the past 1 year and all the receipes which I have tried came out very well. By seeing your blog I am interested to cook different type of varieties.. Thank you..
Sumi
How to make the north Indian sweet gujiya... It's something similar I believe but with sooji