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    Malai Peda | How to make Malai Peda Recipe

    Published: Nov 5, 2015 || Last updated: Dec 29, 2020 by Farrukh Aziz

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    Malai Peda is delicious melt in mithai fudge of cottage cheese (chenna) and khowa ( evaporated milk). These delectable pedas will be loved by adults as well as kids. Making sweets at home is such a pleasure and a feeling of contentment especially when you get the compliment that nothing is as best than home made sweets. Yeah! this is what I earned from my hubby after he had this elegant beauties.
    After going though the recipe you might be wondering ‘the use of vinegar and not washing chenna, will it not make the pedas sour”. Indeed not! straining the whey is all that is needed. You may also use Lemon juice or even curd to make the chenna. Personally I always prefer using vinegar to make chenna as I always found some lemony tinch to the chenna thats when i switched to vinegar which I found to be best. To make it Kesar Malai Peda, the only thing you need to do is just add a pinch of saffron soaked in 3 tablespoon of milk and add it to mixture while cooking with khowa.
    Peer these beauties and this will surely make you try your hands on this…So, let’s get started how to do it at home.

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    Malai Peda

    Malai Peda is delicious melt in mithai fudge of cottage cheese (chenna) and khowa ( evaporated milk). These delectable pedas will be loved by adults as well as kids. Making sweets at home is such a pleasure and a feeling of contentment especially when you get the compliment that nothing is as best than home made sweets. Yeah! this is what I earned from my hubby after he had this elegant beauties.
    Course Sweets
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 1 hour hour
    Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Servings 20 nos
    Calories 61kcal
    Author Farrukh Aziz

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 litres full cream milk
    • 200 gms Khova
    • 5-6 tablespoon sugar ( ( you may add more))
    • ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
    • few drops of rose essence
    • 1-2 tablespoon vinegar
    • Slivered pistachios and saffron for garnish
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    Instructions

    • In a heavy bottom pan, bring milk to boil. Simmer and reduce milk to ¾. Collect the Malai (cream)from the top of the milk and keep it aside
    • Now, gradually add vinegar and stir gently and milk will curdle.
    • Once all the whey is out, strain the whey ( Do not squeeze it the curdled milk) 90% percent whey should be strained. If little is left back, its absolutely fine.
    • Now, put back the pan with curdled milk ( chenna) on the medium flame. and cook until you see whey getting dried up. Keep stirring to avoid burning
    • Add crushed khova/ mawa and mix well Cook until mixture starts forming lump
    • Add cardamom powder, sugar and rose essence and mix well
    • Cook until the mixture forms a soft dough and starts leaving the pan.
    • Transfer the mixture on the plate and allow it to cool.
    • When mixture has reached warm temperature ( you can easily handle), knead it with the heels of your palm such that mixture softens, smoothens and your hands become greasy.
    • Now, divide the mixture in to equal small balls and shape in the form of peda or you like
    • Garnish with with pistachios and saffron
    • Serve as and when required

    Notes

    Malai Peda stays well easily for 4-5 days in a clean airtight container under refrigeration
    Strained can be further used for kneading the dough or in cooking.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 61kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 133mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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    1. Dulcie

      February 25, 2016 at 11:15 pm

      These are just beautiful!

      Reply
    2. Atika

      February 25, 2016 at 6:26 am

      These look so pretty with pistachios and saffron.

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    3. Ruxana

      November 06, 2015 at 4:01 pm

      looks so yumm..lovely!

      Reply
    4. veena

      November 06, 2015 at 7:19 am

      looks so soft and tasty.. yum!

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      • Farrukh Aziz

        November 06, 2015 at 7:54 am

        Thank you 🙂

        Reply
    5. Anne

      November 05, 2015 at 3:45 pm

      This looks awesome!! Will try for this diwali

      Reply

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