Khoya peda | Mawa peda | Instant khoya peda
Khoya peda | Mawa peda | Instant khoya peda is really a quick recipe, in which the cooking time takes around 12 to 15 minutes only, if you have a ready made khoya in hand. Peda is a tasty milk sweet which is very famous in whole of India and is a must sweet in most of the festival time. This peda can be prepared in many forms like by using the traditional method of using the milk, or using quick methods like using khoya or condensed milk. Also it can be prepared in microwave for a more quicker version.
Servings: 5
Calories: 500kcal
Ingredients
- khoya / mawa – 1.5 cups around 150
- sugar – 3/4 to 1 cup you can adjust according to your sweetness level
- cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
- milk – 2 tbsp
- ghee – 1 tbsp
Instructions
- In a big heavy bottomed pan/vessel add 1.5 cups of khoya.
- To this add the sugar and cardamom powder.
- Now switch on the stove to low flame and mix the khoya, sugar and cardamom powder well.
- Add milk now and keep stirring.
- At first khoya will melt.
- Add ghee now.
- When you keep stirring, in low to medium flame, (preferably low flame), khoya starts to thicken. It might take aroung 12 to 15 min.
- Once the khoya, doesnt stick and leave out the sides of the pan.
- switch off the stove and transfer to another plate
- Allow to cool the peda.
- once it cools down, check for the consistency. To check this, take a small portion of the peda and check, whether you can able to make a ball
- Now take small lemon sized portion and make round balls or your desired shape. you can make your favorite design,
- you can make small dent in the middle of the peda and insert some of your favorite nuts like almonds, pistachios, etc.
- Once you have finished making all the pedas, allow it cool down completely before you serve.
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Notes
check the notes at the bottom