2-3 Tbsp granulated sugar/castor sugar for coating
Method
Grate khoya using thick holed grater. Ensure there are no lumps
Add ½ Tbsp ghee to a thick bottomed pan
Tip in the grated khova and start sauteing
Using a rubber spatula or the back of blunt edged spoon, carefully press the khova
Khova starts to turn soft. Keep sauteing on low flame
Once it mixes evenly, it now starts to ooze out ghee. This is a very good sign
Move softened khova slightly away from the ghee
Collect the ghee using a spoon and store to use it for some other dish (remember this is from unsweetened, unflavoured khova)
Further saute the khova mixture. It presents a pleasant aroma
Keep softening it up. This sauteing process is quite time consuming. A gentle reminder to keep sauteing on low flame
Take a little mixture on a plate and check if it solidifies a bit
This is now ready to take in some sugar!
Add sugar, start mixing it. Looking at the photo below, it almost looks like we are there. But no, we are still only half way through the process
Keep breaking the khova-sugar mixture. Keep mixing it in. Low flame please!
Soften, soften, soften!
It now starts to gather into a lump and sugar has well amalgamated into khova
Look, it has also changed colour
Put this out on a plate
Soften lightly, let it cool completely
Once it has cooled, take this into a mixer jar
Pulse, the mixture breaks down
Take a closer look at the texture, it should be coarse almost sand like texture
Put this coarse mixture into a plate
Spread it out
Pour about 3-4 Tbsp of milk in the pan
Add the granulated mixture
Start mixing and mix well!
Milk gets totally absorbed
It once again starts to gather into a lump
You will see the surface has light sheen
Mix well and turn it over into a plate. Let it cool a little
Keep some fine granulated sugar in a plate
The time has finally come to roll the pedas
Roll into rounds or elongated pedas. They should not be perfect, non-uniform is the norm (wink)
Throw the peda into granulated sugar or castor sugar
Roll all over and make sure sugar coats every last bit of the peda
Similarly make the other pedas. With this quantity, it made around 30 pedas
Savour the pedas. Just enjoy these little beauties!
Whew that was a long list of steps!
Notes
Be careful when sauteing, do not take your eyes away from the pan
A suggestion, when making this sweet, try not to prepare anything else, this needs your full attention and you will not feel tired. It is indeed quite a long recipe!
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Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/dharwad-peda/