Doodh Peda aka Milk Fudge in 30 minutes

Melt in mouth doodh Pedas 

Ingredients :

2 cups of unsweetened milk powder
1 can condensed milk
(or caramel flavoured condensed milk)
1/4 cup clarified butter / ghee
1/2 tsp of cardamom powder
10-12 strands of saffron
4 tbsp milk
A few coarsely chopped pistachios, sliced almonds






Directions :

1) Soak saffron strands in warm milk and keep it aside for 5 minutes.
2) In a wide non-stick pan combine condensed milk and milk powder, mix it into a smooth paste. Make sure no lumps form.
3)  Turn the flame on medium. Add saffron milk and ghee to the mixture and keep stirring until the batter becomes thick.
4) Turn the heat off as soon as the batter starts leaving the sides of the pan. Mix in the cardamom powder. The mixture will thicken more as it cools down.
5) Let the mixture cool to a temperature where you can use your hands to knead it. Now, knead it into a dough with greased hands.
6) Divide the dough into lemon sized balls , and shape your pedas. Decorate with chopped pistachios and sliced almonds.
7) Let the pedas cool for an hour before you snack on these delicious delights !

Note : A twist to the simple doodh peda would be caramel flavoured pedas. Simply replace the condensed milk with caramel flavoured condensed milk. I like my caramel pedas a little chewy , as it tastes like caramel toffee, so I cooked the batter a little longer than I would if I were making the regular doodh pedas. These taste fantastic too.

Caramel Pedas !