Mathura Peda | Instant Mawa Peda, it's
With just 4 ingredients, a classic Indian sweet Mathura Peda | Instant Mawa Peda is made with homemade Instant mawa/khoya (milk solids), ghee, sugar and flavored with cardamom.
Servings 12 Peda
Ingredients
- 1 cup Instant khoya/ mawa
- 1/2 cup bura / tagar or sugar
- 2-3 tsp ghee
- 1-2 tsp Full fat Milk (optional)
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 10 Pistachios chopped
- 1 tbsp Dry rose petals
Instructions
- To begin with heat a heavy bottom pan. Add ghee/clarified butter. Swirl the pan so that ghee coats all the corners.
- Next add homemade khoya/mawa and cook it on low flame by stiring continuously.
- Once the khoya turns light brown, switch off the flame, stir and cool till slightly warm. Otherwise if cooled down completely, it will be difficult to mix sugar and shape peda.
- If required add milk to adjust the consistency.
- Now add cardamom powder and bura sugar and mix well.
- Now take small portion of this mixture, roll it round or give them any shape you like. Place it on a plate and with thumb create a big dent on peda.
- Next, roll them in bura powder (optional).
- Let them dry for 1 to 2 hours in an open plate to become hard. Delicious Mathura ke pede is ready to serve.
- Garnish with slivered pistachios and dry rose petals
Notes
1. Use good quality khoya for the best results.
2. Make sure to keep an eye on mawa/khoya while roasting. It may burn if left unattended.
3. Make sure to add sugar/bura khand/ jaggery when the mixture is slightly warm. Otherwise it will be difficult to shape peda.