Indian
Indian - Desserts and Sweets
Mathura Peda
Chef's Menu Description
A time-honoured Indian confectionery hand-crafted with reduced milk, fragrant green cardamom, saffron, and toasted pistachio nuts.
Ingredients
- • 1 litre full-fat milk
- • 1/2 cup milk powder
- • 4 tbsp ghee
- • 1/2 cup sugar
- • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- • 10 saffron strands
- • 1 tbsp chopped pistachios
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Boil the milk in a heavy pan and simmer, stirring continuously, until reduced to about one-fourth.
2
Phase 2
Add the milk powder and 2 tbsp ghee, whisking so no lumps form.
3
Phase 3
Add the sugar and the saffron crushed in a teaspoon of warm milk.
4
Phase 4
Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring, until it becomes a very thick mass that leaves the sides of the pan.
5
Phase 5
Stir in the cardamom powder and let the khoya cool until warm enough to handle.
6
Phase 6
Grease your palms with ghee, roll portions into smooth pedas, press a few pistachios on top, and set aside to firm up.