Peda

Name: Peda
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 31 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Punjab)
Ingredients: 15ml ghee; 120ml whole milk; 240g milk powder; 120g sugar, powdered; ½ tsp cardamom powder; pinch saffron strands

🟢 Veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 39. Peda recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥26 minCook

🕒31 minTotal

🍽️8Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Peda

Midway addition (5 mins): Add remaining ghee midway through cooking (visual cue: mixture becomes glossy, darker).
Cool (5 mins): Transfer to plate to cool completely (visual cue: mixture cools from hot to warm, becomes slightly firm).
Add sweetener (2 mins): Add powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Mix thoroughly (visual cue: sugar distributes evenly, mixture becomes dry yet moist).
Important note: Do not add sugar when milk solids are hot or even slightly warm, as sugar will melt and make entire thing sticky (visual cue: sugar should mix into cooled mixture, not dissolve).
Form balls (3 mins): Form into 8 balls (visual cue: firm, smooth balls approximately 35g each).

📖 Cultural notes

Peda is a traditional milk-based Punjabi festival sweet, often made for religious ceremonies and celebrations, believed to be auspicious and blessed. ---

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