Milk Peda Recipe
Milk Peda is a traditional Indian sweet made with just a few simple ingredients: milk, sugar, and cardamom. The milk is cooked on low heat until it thickens, then shaped into small rounds and garnished with crushed nuts. It's a popular sweet for special occasions and festivals in India and is loved for its rich, creamy flavor and soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp ghee / clarified butter
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 2 cups milk powder full cream
- 1 Cup Milk
- 5 pcs pistachios any dry fruit
Instructions
- In a thick bottomed pan or a nonstick pan heat ghee. Further add milk, sugar and milk powder.
- Mix well keeping the flame on low.
- Also mix and mash breaking the lumps of milk powder if present. Alternatively, sieve the milk powder before adding.
- Further keep stirring keeping the flame on low till the mixture thickens.
- The mixture thickens and starts to separate from the pan.
- Mix well turning off the stove.
- Spread the dough to cool slightly, so it will be easy to prepare pedas.
- Now prepare the ball by taking one scoop.
- Prepare a smooth and crack free ball by greasing ghee to hands.
- And place pistachios or any dry fruit at the centre and press gently.
- Milk peda is ready to serve or refrigerate in a air tight container to store for a week.
Notes & Tips
- Milk Powder: Use full- fat milk powder for best results.
- Cooking: Don't overcook the dough, once it starts to leave the sides of the pan. Transfer into a plate. Otherwise, peda will not be soft.
Nutrition Information (Note: Approximate)
Nutrition Facts
Milk Peda Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
7
% Daily Value*
Fat
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.03
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2
g
Cholesterol
2
mg
1
%
Sodium
0.02
mg
0
%
Protein
0.003
g
0
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.