Milk Peda

Milk Peda is very much popular in India and beside others countries. It is one of the Indian Traditional sweet which is prepared during festive occasion and celebration. It is made using sugar and khoa / khoya or mawa, that’s made by condensing milk for a long time.

How to make milk peda

Doodh peda is one of the popular Indian sweets made with milk solids and sugar, a festive delight.

Author: Swasthi

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

Yield / Serves: 6

Ingredients (240 ml cup used)

• ½ tin condensed milk(½ of 392 grams tin)
• 1 ½ cups crumbled khoya/ mawa (refer notes)
• Fat pinch of cardamom powder
• Few strands of Saffron soaked in milk optional
• 1 tsp. ghee or coconut oil
• Few pistachios chopped for garnish

How to make the recipe

1. Bring khoya to room temperature. Crumble and then measure

2. Add condensed milk, cardamom powder and khoya to a non-stick pan. If using saffron milk , add it now

3. Mix and begin to cook on a medium flame.

4. Let it cook till the mixture thickens and becomes a mass. Overcooking could make it dry. Switch off and cool.

5. The mixture looks smooth on its own, so don’t have to knead

6. Grease your palms and make balls and flatten them

7. Tuck the pistachios in the center

8. For making the chocolate peda, add 1 to 1 ½ tsps. Cocoa to the cooked mixture and knead well until blended.

9. Make peda.

10. Refrigerate and use.

Source: http://indianhealthyrecipes.com/peda-doodh-peda-recipe/