Note: main ingredients –
- Ghee (3 tablespoon)
- Milk Powder (1.5 cup)
- Condensed Milk (1.5 cup)
- ½ tablespoon Cardamom Powder.
Indian festivals and festivities are popular all around the globe. If that’s not enough, Indian desserts have a separate fanbase too. And why not? Sweets have the power to transform your mood instantly.
In facts sweets have this magical ability to take you to the place which is famous for this particular dessert. For instances, if you happen to live in India, you will know petha from Agra or gewar from Rajasthan.
Similarly, the caramel peda has its roots in Mathura, the divine birthplace of lord Krishna. The Caramel Peda is basically the caramel flavored milk fudge. The masterpiece of a dish requires especially attention and care while preparing.
For some of our readers, who might not know what peda is, here’s a brief background of what is and why it is so delicious?
So, What is a Peda?
It is a sweet dish predominantly consumed in the Indian Subcontinent. It is the semi-soft texture of this sweet which makes it tempting and delicious. The combination of Caramel, milk and other main ingredients like Khoya, Cardamom, nuts and sugar makes it a lip-smacking choice.
Today, we are going to see the recipe for caramel peda, but there are already numerous versions of peda and fusions that make foodies go crazy. Also, you should also know that some people call it penda, some call it pedha, some call it pera, and everybody calls it mouthwatering!
Preparation of this amazing dessert will not take much time and leave a lasting smile on your face as you eat it and embrace the sweetness.
Now, without wasting more time with these words of praise, let’s look at the recipe of this amazing dessert.
Getting things ready
Main ingredients – Ghee (3 tablespoon) Milk Powder (1.5 cup) Condensed Milk (1.5 cup) ½ tablespoon Cardamom Powder.
That’s it, that’s all you need to make the delicious caramel peda.
What’s the process?
Here are the steps:
Step #1 Basic cooking
Take a pan and keep it on low flame while cooking. Put 2 tablespoon ghee in the pan. Next, put 1.5 cup milk powder and stir it with the ghee in the pan. Now add one tablespoon ghee more to the mixture.
Step #2 A bit closer to the climax
It’s turn for the condensed milk to join the mixture in the pan. Precisely, it should be 1.5 cup. Mix it until you’re sure that there is not lump and the mixture is smooth.
Don’t forget to keep the flame low during all this process.
Now add ½ tablespoon Cardamom Powder and mix it well with the mixture in the pan.
Step #3 Giving a shape to the lusciousness
It’s time to leave it for cooling for at least 30 minutes.
Once it is done, make a dough of it by spreading it in a dish. Then using your hand, cut out a piece from the dough and work it all in your palms to shape it into a ball. Now press your little fingertip on top of the round ball to give it a round shape on top as well.
You can set a pistachio onto the round shape that we made on the top of the peda.
That’s it! Your very own scrumptious caramel peda is ready.
