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Malai Peda

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Malai Peda is a delicious and popular dessert recipe. It has been used on various festivals in India on many occassions since medieval times. Amongst a wide variety of Peda available in the market, here is a quick and easy recipe to prepare Malai Peda.

Ingredients

  • - 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
  • - 2 tsp Cornflour
  • - 1/4 tsp Citric Acid
  • - 1 litre low fat Milk
  • - 4 sachets substitute Sugar
  • - Saffron Strands
  • - 1 tsp chopped Pistachios (for garnishing)
  • - Saffron Strands (Some more for garnishing)

Method

  • - Take a heavy bottomed pan and add milk to it.
  • - Take out 8 tsp milk aside.
  • - Boil rest of the milk with continuous stirring throughout, till its quantity reduces to half.
  • - Take a small vessel and add saffron to it.
  • - Heat the saffron and add 4 tsp milk.
  • - Rub till the saffron dissolves.
  • - Add this to the boiling milk.
  • - Combine citric acid with 3 tsp of water and mix well.
  • - Now add this mixture very gradually to the boiling milk till it curdles a little.
  • - Mix the cornflour with 4 tsp milk.
  • - Now and add this to the boiling mixture with constant stirring until the mixture becomes thick and resembles khoya.
  • - Add the cardamom powder to it and mix well.
  • - Allow it to cool.
  • - Combine the sugar substitute with it and mix well.
  • - Shape the mixture into small balls.
  • - Use saffron and pistachio to garnish it.
  • - Delicious Malai Peda are ready to be served.