No other dessert can compete with the delicious taste of peda. Just
have a bite and the flavour of cardamom, pistachio and the taste of mawa
will give a sweet treat to your taste buds. You can make them easily at
home for any festive occasion.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Servings: makes 20 to 25 pedas (depending on size)
Ingredients:
- 500g white khoya
- 2.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp cardamom seeds (semi crushed)
- 1 tbsp pistachios (semi crushed)
Preparation Instructions:
- Grate khoya. use steel grater. Add powdered sugar to it and mix well.
- Put the mixture in a non-stick pan and cook on low flame. Stir continuously till the mixture become thick and light golden in colour.
- Add cardamom powder and mix well. Turn off the stove.
- Allow to cool and stir gently in between.
- When cool, take a small ball and shape it into rounded square shaped pedas.
- Mix pistachios and cardamom seeds and put this mixture on the pedas. Pedas are ready to serve.
Tips:
- You can use cookies moulds to make pedas of different shapes.
- You can also use other dry fruits to garnish the pedas.
