How to make Kesar Peda Recipe with Milk Powder(Updated)
Kesar Peda is a soft milky sweet mainly made from dried whole milk (Mawa or khoya) that originated in Mathura. Pedas are the most common sweet served during festivals or occasions in India. It is easy to make them. Kesar peda is just a mawa / khoya and sugar blend, flavored with cardamom or saffron and garnished with pistachios. Malai and Mawa Pedas are soft and have a creamy texture, and they melt in your mouth. Many peda flavors have been introduced - chocolate peda, mango peda, strawberry peda but I always like the mawa Peda or kesar peda made of khoya, milk powder, or milk.Traditionally, this Indian sweet recipe was made by boiling the milk for hours until the milk became completely solid. This process is time-consuming and tedious. Attention is also required to ensure the milk doesn't burn. Nowadays, we get ready-made khoya. But you can be made it at home with milk powder. It is pretty simple. Many people make them in the microwave in 10 minutes, but I generally don’t prefer this method.Today at Indi Kitchen, we will share Kesar Peda - Instant Recipe with milk powder in 15 minutes. This is a four ingredients recipe - Milk powder, sugar, milk, and fresh cream. Fresh cream makes the pedas soft and delicious. You can’t resist having more than one.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: how to make kesar peda, How to make Kesar Peda at home, Instant Kesar Peda Recipe, Kesar Malai Peda Recipe, kesar peda, kesar peda recipe, kesar peda recipe in hindi
Servings: 18Pedas
Ingredients
200 gramsor 2 cups Milk Powder
3tbspGhee
½cupFull Fat Milk
100 grams or ½ cupSugar
2tbsp Fresh cream
Saffron
½tsp Cardamom powder
Sliced pistachios for garnishing
Instructions
In a pan, add 1 tbsp ghee. Add 2 cups or 200 grams of milk powder.
Roast the milk powder for 5 minutes on a low flame. And keep it aside. Tip* - The color of the milk powder should not change.
Add ½ cup of full-fat milk and 100 grams of sugar in another pan. Stir until the sugar dissolves in the milk.
Boil till one string of consistency sugar syrup is formed.
Switch off the gas flame. Add the roasted milk powder, 2 tbsp fresh cream, saffron soaked in milk, and ½ tsp cardamom powder.
Mix until all the ingredients are well combined.
Switch on the gas flame. Cook on a low flame until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
Form a ball to check if the mixture is ready. Add 1 tbsp ghee and mix it well.
Transfer the mixture to a plate. Spread it across evenly to cool for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, bring the mixture together and gently smoothen it with your hands.
Now take a little portion of the mixture in your hand and roll.
Give a round shape.
Draw a design of your choice with a cutter or press down with your thumb.
Place sliced pistachio over it.
Enjoy these delicious and yummy pedas.
Notes
Good quality milk powder (Full cream) and full-fat milk is recommended for this recipe.
If you are using low-fat or regular milk, add 1 tbsp ghee to the milk, mix it well, boil for a few seconds, and then add sugar.
Keep the pedas in the fridge for 2 to 3 days in the summer.