Sakkare Achhu Recipe (Festive Sugar Figurines)

Step 1: To prepare Sakkare Achhu Recipe (Festive Sugar Figurines), soak the wooden moulds in water overnight or 5-6 hours

Step 2: Later, join the pairing moulds and hold them together firmly using rubber bands

Step 3: Keep all the moulds ready before you start making the sugar syrup

Step 4: If you are using silicone moulds

Step 5: skip the first 2 steps

Step 6: Soak 1 cup of sugar in 1/2 cup water for 2-3 hours

Step 7: Mix well and keep the sugar solution on medium flame in a saucepan and bring it to a gentle boil

Step 8: When the the sugar solution has started boiling

Step 9: Add 2 tablespoons of milk and mix

Step 10: Bring to a boil

Step 11: Sieve sugar syrup using a muslin cloth over another vessel

Step 12: Place the strained sugar syrup back to flame in saucepan

Step 13: When it is about to boil, add a tablespoon of curd

Step 14: Mix

Step 15: Bring to boil

Step 16: You can add food colour at this stage if you like

Step 17: You will observe that the sugar syrup has started to thicken and a thick frothing starts

Step 18: Simmer to settle the frothing, (or you can take off the saucepan from heat)

Step 19: Keep stirring at all times while syrup is on flame

Step 20: Check when the frothing settles down, the syrup will be transparent

Step 21: Place it back on heat and bring to boil

Step 22: Do it a couple more times (may take up to 5-6 times), till you see a translucent liquid, which is the right consistency to prepare sakkare achhu

Step 23: Pour hot sugar syrup into the prepared moulds quickly

Step 24: Tap in between so that sugar syrup gets distributed evenly and no air bubble is trapped within

Step 25: Allow the syrup to set and solidify in the mold for 10-15minutes

Step 26: Remove the rubber bands and gently open the wooden moulds

Step 27: Take a pin/ knife/tooth pick gently separate the achhus from the molds

Step 28: Sundry for 1-2 hours and store them in an airtight container

Step 29: These stay good for months

Step 30: Serve Sakkare Achhu Recipe as an occasional dessert