Peda
A gift from the City of God! A bite of candy where the umami of milk collapses with holiness
Description
A traditional milk sweet essential for celebrations and prayers, kneading milk solids (Khoa) with sugar and cardamom, shaped into flat circles.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Milk powder
- Condensed milk
- Sugar
- Cardamom
- Saffron
- Pistachios
- Ghee
Instructions
- Put Khoa (milk solids, or substitute with milk powder and condensed milk) in a pot, fry on low without burning.
- Add sugar, cardamom, a little saffron liquid, knead until dough pulls from pot sides.
- Cool slightly, grease hands with Ghee, roll dough into bite-sized balls, press center lightly with thumb to flatten slightly. Top indent with pistachio to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cardamom、Saffron
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Kinako (roasted soybean flour) (different texture, but can arrange as Japanese-style Peda)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Offering to gods
Trivia
[Hardcore] Said to originate in North India's 'Mathura', Lord Krishna's birthplace. Softer than Barfi with deep caramel-like richness. Treated as the most 'sacred sweet' across India.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Receive as an offering (Prasad) from gods at a temple, eating it carefully in one bite while offering prayers of gratitude!
Allergen
Dairy, Tree nuts