Kesar, the exotic spice is widely used in sweet dishes to make them more tempting. Enjoy, the delightful taste of its peda.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1-1/2 cups condensed milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon melted ghee (clarified butter)
- 1/10 teaspoon cardamom powder / crushed cardamoms
- Few pistachios (chopped)
- Few almonds (chopped) optional
- 1/8 teaspoon saffron strands
- 1/8 teaspoon Kesari food color
How to make Kesar Peda
- Keep the required ingredients ready for making kesar peda and put the saffron strands in 2 tbsp. of warm milk. Set aside.
- Now combine the milk and milk powder in a non-stick pan and stir continuously on a low flame till it thickens. The thickened milk should look like a mawa.
- Gradually add sugar and stir till it dissolves. It is best to keep stirring the milk to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Add saffron strands and cardamom powder to the thickened milk and mix well. Add 1 tsp. of melted ghee, so that peda should become moist from the inside.
- Mix a pinch of kesari food color. (kesar brings a little color to the peda, but if you are adding a pinch of kesari food color, then peda looks more yummy and tempting).
- When the mawa becomes thick, add chopped dry nuts and switch it off. Knead the mawa and then let it cool.
- Prepare small balls from the mixture, flatten, and garnish with chopped pistachios.
- Tasty and healthy homemade kesar peda are ready to serve.
