Kesar Elaichi Peda | Kesar Peda | Sweet Recipes
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 25 1Tbsp sized peda
 
Melt in the mouth, fragrant and favourite, kesar elaichi peda
Ingredients
  • 1 tin or 1⅓~ cups or 397 Gms condensed milk
  • 1½ Cups milk powder
  • 5-6 elaichi powdered
  • 1 big pinch kesar/saffron
  • 1-2 Tbsp warm milk
  • 1 Tbsp + ½ Tsp ghee
Method
  1. In a small bowl, add 1 Tbsp warm milk and add the kesar/saffron strands
  2. Keep all ingredients ready, condensed milk, powder elaichi in a mortar and measure out the milk powder
  3. Grease 1 Tbsp ghee in a pan, add condensed milk
  4. Add milk powder and mix well
  5. Keep mixing on low flame
  6. Let it get mixed well and become one lump (takes around 5 mins)
  7. Add elaichi and mix well
  8. Next add kesar milk and mix well
  9. Keep on low flame and keep mixing
  10. When it turns into a non-sticky mass and comes together turn off heat
  11. Add ½ Tsp ghee and mix well
  12. Let it cool slightly, knead into a dough
  13. When it becomes warm and you can handle the dough, measure 1 Tbsp pedas
  14. Stamp with peda stamp or just make regular prasad peda
  15. Repeat till mixture is exhausted
  16. Let them cool, enjoy!
Notes
Greasing the pan with ghee enriches the mixture and ensures mixture does not stick to the bottom of the pan

Always cook the mixture on low flame or you will end up with a caramelized dehydrated milk mixture. Remember to keep stirring all the time

Ensure not to thicken the mixture a lot, you will get hard pedas

Also do not to remove the mixture from heat when it is still sticky, check before removing

Add only elaichi if you prefer or do not have kesar/saffron on hand

Remember condensed milk has sugar in it. Extra sugar is not needed!
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/kesar-elaichi-peda/