Pedha - Indian Sweet

Pedha in Marathi

Ingredients:
425 Gram Ricotta Cheese OR 200 Gram Khoya
1 tbsp Pure Ghee
1 Cup Milk
100 Gram Sugar
2 Pinch Saffron
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
Almond/ Pistachio Pieces

Method:
If you have readymade Khoya, proceed from step 2
If you have Ricotta Cheese, then start from Step 1

1) Heat a nonstick pan. Add 1 tbsp Ghee and Ricotta Cheese. Stir on medium heat. Within 2-3 minutes, it will start melting and after 10-15 minutes, it will start thickening. Keep stirring, otherwise Ricotta cheese could stick to the pan. Slowly, it will become thick; it will take approximately 25-30 minutes. In this process, liquid content in Ricotta cheese evaporated and starts converting into Khoya. Ricotta Cheese should be thick in consistency and should form a ball. Knead this khoya gently after it cool down.
2) Before making Pedha, mix Saffron into Milk. Put Khoya into nonstick pan. Add sugar. Stir on medium heat. The mixture will start melting. Add milk and keep stirring on medium low flame. This mixture will start thickening. Add Cardamom Powder and mix well. Keep stirring until it forms thick consistency ball.
3) Let the mixture become luke warm. Grease hand palms with little ghee and make marble sized balls. Garnish with Almond and Pistachio Pieces.

Note:
1) Add pinch of edible Color to make Pedha Colorful.
2) Sweetness of Pedha increases a little after one day, so adjust the quantity of sugar.

Labels:
Pedha, Indian Sweet Recipe, sweets to India, Mithai, Indian Desserts recipe, Peda recipe