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Kesar Pedas on a steel tray.
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Easy Kesar Peda With Milk Powder and Ricotta Cheese

Easy Kesar Peda recipe! Makes delicious bites of kesar peda with notes of cardamom that melt in your mouth! Pedas are a popular traditional Indian sweet. I make these often and I bet you will too after you give them a try!
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: easy peda recipe
Servings: 10 peda
Calories: 177kcal
Author: Shilpa Joshi

Equipment

  • 1 non-stick pot
  • 1 Mixing spoon
  • 1 Parchment paper
  • molds optional, to make peda shapes

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp Ghee
  • 15 oz Ricotta cheese 425g, 2 cup
  • ½ cup Sugar 118g
  • ¾ cup Milk powder 55g, non-fat milk powder
  • 1 pinch saffron strands
  • 2 tbsp milk warm

Instructions

  • Melt ghee on medium
    Melted ghee in a non-stick pan.
  • Add ricotta, 2-3 minutes
    Ricotta and ghee in a non-stick pan.
  • Add sugar
    Ricotta cheese peda mixture simmering stovetop.
  • Add milk powder, turn to medium low
    Milk powder added to peda mixture.
  • Pulls away, add cardamom. Turn off gas and mix.
    Cardamom added to peda mixture.
  • Let cool a little so it can be handled. Then turn out mixture on parchment paper. Use ends of parchment paper to knead the mixture to make it smooth.
    Kneading mixture in wax paper.
  • Make shapes and garnish with pistachio slivers.

Nutrition

Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 279IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 176mg | Iron: 1mg