Dharwad Peda
About Dharwad Peda
Dharwad Peda
Traditional Indian Sweet
Peda, Peda (Gujarati) or Pera is very famous Indian Sweet.. It is soft thick peice of khoya, flavoured with cardamom seeds , pistachios, dry nuts and saffron with bura(healthy sugar).
Peda may be creamy white to caramel in color. The word Peda is also used for peice of dough substance, such as khoya or flour.
Peda is mainly originate in the city of Mathura, present in Uttar Pradesh. But now from Uttarpradesh it spread to many parts of the India.
Thakur Ram Ratan Singh of lucknow, who migrated to Dharwad (in present day Karnataka) in 1850's introduced pedas there.
Pedas are used as Prasadam after ladies in many religious activities.
Traditionally in Dharwad Peda milk is cooked down and sweetned appropriately to take on luxurious taste. Than thicken mass is rolled in powdered sugar..All I say awesome in taste..
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Ingredients
- 1 Milk full fat lt
- 1/2 cup Sugar tagar boora
- 8-10 Cardamom Seeds crushed
- 3 tbsp Desi Ghee
- 1 tbsp Sour Curd or dahi or dahi
- 1/2 tsp Vinegar
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 4 tbsp Powdered Sugar for coated peda
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Instructions
- First we will maje fresh paneer. First boil milk in a heavy bottom pan. In a bowl add curd add vinegar add little water and mix well.when it boils add curd mixture..When milk started curdle and whey start separate switch off the flame.
- Let it cool..Strain paneer in muslin cloth pour cold water over it so that sourness comes out. sqeeze all water from paneer and keep it aside.
- In a pan add paneer when all water evaporate add sugar, little milk and cardamom powder mix well. Grind it in smooth paste.
- Now heat a pan pour this paste in pan .Keep stirring mixture on low flame..Now keep patience and keep stirring.
- If mixture seems dry add milk add 1 tbsp ghee.keep stirring..
- Add rest ghee and milk .Mix well .Keep stirring .When mixture seems brown in color and dough like consistency turn off the gas..
- Keep it out in plate.let it cool a bit.. knead the Peda dough..Take lemon size ball out of it. Give your desire shape to Peda.
- Roll it in powdered sugar or boora. Dharwad milk Peda ready to bhog..
Recipe Notes
Adjust sugar as per your taste..For more health benefits use tagaar or boora or brown sugar. This recipe can be make with mawa or khoya too.
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Shikha Gupta
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Yum! This recipe is a must-try.
Absolutely mouthwatering! Thanks for sharing.
Picture is soooo tempting. My husband’s
My Dad used to get these a lot from Bombay in our childhood…Used to love them…Very yummy..
Thnx for sharing, Shikha
Looks incredible! Thanks for the details.
This is a fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharing.