Thabdi /kathiawadi Peda
Thabdi peda is a traditional Gujarati sweet that is prepared from solidified milk and has a very soft texture. This exotic sweet is made during all festivals but why wait for a festival to make such a yummy dessert. To get the perfect color, caramelized sugar is added to the reduced milk which changes the taste and color of this sweet completely.
Serves:
3
Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Cooking Time:
60 minutes
Complexity:
Medium
Ingredients:
Full cream milk -1 ltr
Alum/Fitkari -2pinch
Sugar -1/2 cup
Cardamom powder -1tbsp
Clarified butter/Ghee -1tbsp
Chopped nuts for garnish
Directions:
1- Dilute the alum/fitkari in 1 tbsp water and keep it aside.
2- Boil the milk on medium to high flame. When it is half in quantity, gradually add the alum water in hot milk and keep stirring.
3- Add alum water until the milk starts splitting. When you see chena grains in milk, stop adding alum water.
4- Reduce the milk on medium flame. Keep stirring and reduce the milk to half.
5- In another pan spread sugar, let it heat on medium flame. When the sugar starts melting, reduce the flame, and let it caramelize. Slightly rotate the pan for even caramelization.
6- Add the caramel sugar to milk and mix it well. Let it reduce.
7- Add cardamom powder and ghee. Cook till it thickens.
8- Peda mix is ready. Remove from flame and let it cool down.
9- Grease your palms and make pedas, garnish with chopped nuts, and it's ready to eat.
Footnotes:
You can even use lemon juice diluted in water, in place of alum :)
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