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Doodh Peda (Milk Peda) Recipe

Doodh (milk) pedas are popular Indian sweets that take only 5 ingredients. They are made of sugar, milk and given a slight flavor with cardamom. Popular for Indian festivals and gift giving. Ready under 30 minutes.
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: doodh peda, easy peda recipe, milk peda, peda, ricotta peda
Servings: 24 peda
Calories: 123kcal
Author: Shilpa Joshi

Equipment

  • Pot
  • baking sheet or pan
  • cutters (optional)

Ingredients

  • 15 oz ricotta
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 1¼ cup milk powder
  • 14 oz condensed milk
  • 1 tsp cardamom

Instructions

  • Heat ghee in pan. Add ricotta and mix.  Let water burn out by cooking on medium for a few minutes.
    Doodh peda ricotta in pan
  • Add condensed milk and stir. Cook, stirring every other minute or so for about 4 to 5 minutes.
    Doodh peda ricotta and condensed milk in pan
  • Add milk powder, thoroughly mixing. Cook until mixture begins to form into a paste like mix, pulling away from the pan.  It should be a little moist but come together.  Don’t overcook else peda will become too dry.
    doodh peda mix in pan
  • Add cardamom and mix. Turn off gas.
    doodh peda cardamom
  • If using cutters or shapes, pour mixture into a pan.  I used a 9X9 brownie pan and pressed into pan with bottom of a bowl.  If making traditional shapes just turn out mixture onto a piece of parchment paper.
    doodh peda
  • Make shapes or cut outs as you wish and serve!
    doodh peda milk peda

Notes

See blog post for how to make traditional shapes
Be sure not to overcook the mix they retain some moisture once dried :)

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 1mg