Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Mathura Peda (Variation 3)
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 1 cup plain flour
- • 2 tbsp ghee, plus extra for frying
- • 1/3 cup warm milk
- • 3/4 cup khoya, grated
- • 1/4 cup icing sugar
- • 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder
- • 2 tbsp chopped almonds
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Rub 1 tbsp ghee into the flour, add the warm milk, and knead into a soft dough; rest 30 minutes.
2
Phase 2
Combine the khoya, icing sugar, cardamom powder, and almonds in a bowl.
3
Phase 3
Divide the dough into balls, stuff each with the khoya filling, seal well, and rest 10 minutes.
4
Phase 4
Gently roll the stuffed balls into 6-inch parathas.
5
Phase 5
Fry each paratha in ghee on a tawa until golden on both sides and serve warm.