Description
An easy recipe of famous Indian Kesar Peda. This recipe calls for very basic ingredients and you can make halwai-style Kesar peda using this recipe at home
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g Khoya / Mawa (I have used unsweetened Khoya)
- 4 Tbsp. Milk
- 6 Tbsp. Sugar (adjust according to taste)
- 1/2 Tsp. Saffron / Kesar
- 1/2 Tsp. Green Cardamom Powder
- 1 Tsp. Ghee (Optional)
- 10 Pistachios for decoration
Instructions
- Heat the Milk and mix 3/4 of the Saffron with it and leave the mixture aside.
- Grate the Khoya or just crumble using your hand.
- Now take Khoya in a pan and start cooking on low flame.
- Stir continuously until the Khoya melts and then add sugar to it.
- This will take around 6-8 minutes.
- Mix and cook in low flame for 5 minutes.
- Cook till the mixture thickens.
- Add Green Cardamom Powder and the Milk and Saffron mixture to the Khoya.
- The mixture will emit aroma and will turn bright yellow in color.
- Switch the flame off.
- Transfer the thick mixture into a plate and let it cool before shaping the Peda.
- Once the mixture is ready to be shaped by hand ( completely cooled down) crumble it using the hand.
- Divide the mixture into 25-30 small portions.
- Make Ball of each Portion
- Now take a ball and shape the Peda.
- Following the same step make rest of the Kesar Peda.
- Decorate each Kesar Peda with remaining Kesar/ Saffron and Pistachios.
- The Peda can be stored in air-tight container for 10 days.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 50g
- Calories: 62
- Sugar: 3.8g
- Sodium: 24mg
- Fat: 3.7g
- Saturated Fat: 2.3g
- Carbohydrates: 4.6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 14mg
