Diwali is just 2 weeks away and I am sure most of you would be busy preparing various Diwali Sweets and Snacks to distribute among family and friends.
The Malai Peda is my most beloved and a wonderful and delicious mithai (sweets) that are very popular and are often served during Diwali.
A simple sweet made of milk, cream, and sugar was all it took to make me truly happy. I could never stop at one. Come to think of it, I can’t stop at one even today. We never made this at home because it was widely available at the mithai-wala (sweet shops) and always very fresh. When I left India, I missed the Malai Peda deeply…so here I have a simplified version that is just as tasty and a lot easier to make and easily available ingredients.
Kesar Malai Peda
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20-25 mins
Serves: >25 pcs
Ingredients:
- Milk Powder: 2 cups
- Grated Cottage Cheese (Paneer): 1 cup
- Clarified butter(Ghee) : 2 tbs
- Cream: 1 Cup
- Sugar: 1.5 cup or increase it if you have a very sweet tooth
- Saffron strands: 5-6 strands
- Cardamom powder - 3/4 tsp
- Pistachio: for decoration
Method:
- Heat a pan and add the ghee, once it is melted add the cottage cheese and cook for 5 mins on low heat.
- Now add the sugar and once the sugar is dissolved, add the milk powder, cream and cook for another 15 mins till the mixture thickens and leaves the sides. mix it uniformly till smooth lump form.
- Now add the saffron and cardamom powder and stir well and switch off the heat.
- Once the mixture is slightly cooled down, rub mixture by hands for smooth and silky texture, it will make peda light and it will become mouth melting.
- Smear your hands with little bit of ghee and make round balls out of mixture and make a small depression at the centre and garnish with pistachio.
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