Peda is milky and creamy ball shaped sweet, very popular across India. This is a sweet dessert made with khoa and sugar. It also come in various flavours. Its a sweet used to celebrate all the functions and festivals in India.

Traditionally peda is made by boiling the milk on low flame until the milk gets thicken and transforms in a semi solid soft dough which is called khoa, This is very time taking process. Alternatively we can make peda instantly like this recipe which is I am sharing here.

Ingredients for Peda:

• Milk Powder : 1 Cup
• Mango Pulp : 3/4 Cup
• Sugar : 2-3 Tbsp (depending upon the sweetness of mangoes)
• Ghee (Clarified Butter) : 2 Tsp
• Cardamom Powder : 1/4 Tsp
• Saffron Strands : 4-5 (Soak into 1 Tbsp of milk as shown in image above)

Let’s start the process :

• Heat the pan on low flame.
• Add 2 Tsp of ghee (clarified butter) in it.
• Add 2 Tbsp of saffron soaked milk.
• Add 3/4 cup mango pulp.
• Mix everything together.
• Cook this mixture for a minute on low to medium flame.
• Keep stirring while cooking the mixture.

• After a minute gradually add 1 cup of milk powder in mango mixture and mix well.
• Stir continuously on low flame so that milk powder mix properly and no lumps are formed.

• Once the milk powder mixed properly into the mango pulp then add 2 Tbsp of sugar .You can adjust the sugar quantity according to sweetness of mangoes.
• Add 1/4 Tsp of cardamom powder.
• Mix well and stir continuously on low to medium flame at least for 5 to 7 min.

• After 5 min. mixture will start getting thicker and holding shape. It will start separating from pan. The peda mixture is ready now.
• Immediately switch off the flame or otherwise peda will become hard.

• Transfer the mixture into a plate.
• Cover with lid or damp cloth so that outer surface of mixture won’t become hard.
• Cool down the mixture for 5 min.

• After 5 min. we will start making the pedas with hand.
• First apply 1-2 drops of ghee on your palm and rub it so that mixture won’t be sticking to your hand while rolling the peda’s.
• Take ball size portion of peda mixture and roll evenly.
• Softly press with the thumb in centre of peda and make little flat.
• Decorate with some chopped pistachios.
• Like this make all the peda’s.

Our delicious Peda is ready. Make the peda’s on any special occasion or function and enjoy with family and friends.

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