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Milk Peda is an Indian sweet made with milk, sugar, and flavored with cardamom. It’s super easy to make and comes together in 10 minutes.
Growing up, Milk Peda was my absolute favorite dessert. What’s not to love? Milk, sugar, and cardamom. This recipe is so easy. If you’re craving Indian sweets, just make Milk Peda.
What is Milk Peda / Doodh Peda?
Milk Peda is also known as Doodh Peda is a milk-based Indian sweet that comes together in 10 minutes. Once the mixture has cooled down, you can form little balls and turn them into pedas.
How to make Instant Doodh Peda?
There are two ways of making Milk Peda. You can simmer whole milk for a long time until it condenses, or simply just use milk powder. My version is super quick and easy because I use milk powder.
Simply heat up very little ghee in a nonstick PFOA-free wok. Add milk, milk powder, powdered sugar, and cardamom for flavoring. Once the batter forms, make little balls and form pedas Garnish with pistachio on each peda. Simple!
Doodh Peda is:
Soft & Delicious
Sweet & Creamy
Festive
Perfect for Diwali
Quick & Easy
5 Ingredients
Gluten-Free
How to make Milk Peda recipe step by step?
Make Doodh Peda Mixture
1. Heat up ghee in a nonstick wok – I like Ballarini PFOA-free nonstick.
2. Add whole milk. Let it heat up for a minute or two.
3. Add milk powder or mawa powder. This is easily available at the Desi Grocery Store.
4. Work quick and stir the mawa and milk together so there are no lumps.
5. 2-3 minutes later, the mixture should start coming together.
6. At this time, add powdered sugar.
7. Add ground cardamom.
8. 2 minutes later, the mixture will start coming together.
9. 3-4 minutes later – the mixture will turn into halwa.
10. TEST – Take a small amount of the peda mixture and rub it between your fingers, if it forms into a ball, the mixture is ready.
Form Doodh Peda
1. Transfer the batter into a bowl. Let it cool – this will take about 30 minutes.
2. Take a small amount of the batter into the palm of your hands.
3. Form a ball.
4. Place the peda ball on a plate.
5. Press the center using your thumb, or you can also use a peda maker if you can find one.
6. Add pistachio in the center.
Enjoy!
More Diwali Desserts!
Milk Peda
Ingredients
for milk peda
- 2 tsp ghee
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 cup milk powder
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
for garnish
- 10 pistachios, 1 per milk peda
Instructions
Make Milk Peda Mixture
- Heat up ghee in a nonstick wok - I like Ballarini PFOA nonstick.
- Add whole milk. Let it heat up for a minute or two.
- Add milk powder or mawa powder. This is easily available at the Desi Grocery Store.
- Work quick and stir the mawa and milk together so there are no lumps.
- 2-3 minutes later, the mixture should start coming together.
- At this time, add powdered sugar.
- Add ground cardamom.
- 2 minutes later, the mixture will start coming together.
- 3-4 minutes later - the mixture will turn into halwa.
- TEST - Take a small amount of the peda mixture and rub it between your fingers, if it forms into a ball, the mixture is ready.
Form Milk Peda
- Transfer the batter into a bowl. Let it cool - this will take about 30 minutes.
- Take a small amount of the batter into the palm of your hands.
- Form a ball.
- Place the peda ball on a plate.
- Press the center using your thumb, or you can also use a peda maker if you can find one.
- Add pistachio in the center.
These pedas are so yummy and so easy to make! Thank you for the recipe!!