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Mawa Peda
Mawa Peda is a traditional Indian recipe for a classic dessert of milk powder cakes decorated with chironji nuts. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Mawa Peda.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
75 minutes
Total Time:
95 minutes
Serves:
12–15
Rating: 
Tags : Vegetarian RecipesSpice RecipesMilk RecipesCake RecipesIndian Recipes
Indian mawa peda; milk cakes with chironji nuts.
Ingredients:
2l whole milk
150g powdered sugar
1 tsp ground cardamom seeds
25
chironji nuts (1 to decorate each peda)
Method:
Begin by preparing the mwa (this is also known as khoya): Pour the milk into a heavy-based pan, bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly, until the milk becomes thick. Take are to stir constantly and to scrape the bottom of the pan to prevent the milk from catching and burning, or it will become bitter.
When the milk has thickened so much that it's almost solid, take the pan off the heat and set aside to cool. Remember that the pan will still be hot, so keep stirring even as the milk cools down. This process will take at least 50 minutes and you will get about 250g of mwa at the end.
Once the mwa has cooled, turn into a clean pan and mash with a fork then stir for about 4 minutes, or until soft. Stir in 2 tbsp of the powdered sugar then place on gentle heat and continue stirring until the mixture becomes thick and lightly golden brown.
Take off the heat and set aside to cool then stir in the remaining sugar. Mix thoroughly with your hands then take small pieces of the dough, roll into balls and flatten into patties.
Decorate each peda with a chironji seed and serve.
