MILK PEDA / MILK FUDGE - Easy Sweets

MILK PEDA/MILK FUDGE

                    Do you need some simple fudge recipe? Here is an easy peda recipe. It's very simple and delicious to have sweet recipes with milk powder. Milk peda / milk fudge / doodh peda is a popular Indian sweet that is traditionally made with evaporated milk or mawa / khoya. This is the simplest and super quick method for preparing this yummy peda. This easy fudge recipe is the popular sweet made for diwali. The word peda usually means round balls made from khoya or any dough. The traditional method of preparing milk fudge or peda is by drying out milk in an open pan.  It is done by heating milk and then combined with different flavoring agents. But this method takes much time and care. Here is great south Indian sweets, quick, less ingredient recipe of milk peda / milk fudge with condensed milk / Indian sweets with condensed milk recipes. So let's see how to make this homemade fudge recipe / delicious milk peda sweet with only 3 ingredients in 20 minutes. 

INGREDIENTS ( Yields 15 - 20 small pedas )

Milk powder             - 1 cup

Unsalted butter        - 3 tbsp, melted

Condensed milk        - half a cup (sweetened)

Pistachios                 - garnishing

Saffron (optional)     - 4 strands, cut into pieces, soak in 4 tbsp milk

PREPARATION

• In a pan add milk powder,  condensed milk, saffron soaked warm milk and whisk well without any lumps. This should be done before switching on the flame.
• Now switch on the flame to medium low and stir continuously with whisker for avoiding lumps. Cook until it starts to leave the sides of the pan.
• Once it starts to leave the sides of the pan, add melted butter and give a quick mix.
• Cook until you acquire a thick sticky consistency. When done switch off the flame.
• Let it cool down for 10 minutes. 
• Grease your hands and make small balls, flatten slightly and give a small press in the center.
• This should be done when it is warm.
• Repeat the same until the entire mixture finishes. Garnish with pistachios. 
• Set aside for at least one hour or keep refrigerated for best results. The pedas will be chewy while eating immediately, but after one hour you will get the perfect texture.
• Our yummy milk peda ready. Enjoy!