This section is from the book "Indian Cookery And Confectionery", by I. R. Dey. Also available from Amazon: Indian Cookery And Confectionery.
Mix 1/2 powa of ghee thoroughly with 1/2 seer of fine flour and then make a stiff dough with about 3 chhataks of milk. Prepare about 20 balls of it, stuff them with a mixture of powdered poppy seeds 3 chhataks, powdered pepper 1/2 tola, a pinch of powdered cinnamon and about 1 chhatak of milk, roll them into thin and round discs, fry them in plenty of ghee and keep immersed in a syrup of sugar. A mixture of khowa kheer 1/2 powa, pastes of raisins, almonds and pistachios 1/2 chhatak each, a pinch of powdered cardamom seeds, 1 or 2 drops of essence of rose and a little milk, if necessary, may be substituted for the previous stuffing.
 
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