Khoya Peda Sweet Recipe

Ingredients

• Khoya (Mawa) – 1 cup (fresh, grated)
• Milk – 3 tbsp
• Saffron – 6 to 7 strands
• Ghee – One and a half tbsp
• Sugar – 1/4th cup (depending on the sweetness you want)
• Cardamom powder – ¼th tsp
• Pistachios – 7 to 8
• Milk powder – 2 tbsp (optional)

Instruction

Step 1: Take some fresh khoya and grate it well.

Step 2: Then, add saffron strands to the warm milk and set it aside.

Step 3: Heat ghee in a wide shallow non-stick pan.

Step 4: Once the ghee turns hot, add the crumbled khoya (mawa) and saute the mixture for 10-15 minutes on low flame, stirring it continuously.

Step 5: Add in the saffron milk and sugar. It will get liquefied (Optional: You can add 2 tbsp of milk powder).

Step 6: Then, keep stirring the mixture on low flame.

Step 7: Add cardamom powder and mix everything well.

Step 8: Wait until the khoya (mawa) thickens and leaves the sides of the pan. It should form a large lumpy mixture.

Step 9: Turn off the flame and allow the mixture to cool at room temperature.

Step 10: Then, grease the hands and make small balls with the thickened mixture.

Step 11: Place a pistachio at the centre and serve it.