The other home-made sweet that appeared on Bijoya Dashami, this one primarily for my benefit, was the malpo, flat, round fennel-seed dumplings in syrup. This is quite simple to make and appears often in our house.
Method
To make Malpo, first the syrup has to be prepared. The consistency is important, for if it is too thin the malpos tend to fall apart. I find that 250g (8