| Prep time 15 min | Cooking time 10 min |
| Cousine / Course Indian-Sweet | Servings 12 |
Ingredients
- बदाम / Almonds – 250 gms
- साखर / शक्कर / Sugar – 1/2 cup
- दूध / Milk – 2 tbsp
- केसर / Kesar – a pinch
- तूप / घी/ Ghee – 2 tsp
Instructions
- Boil water in pot, and turn off the heat
- Add almonds to the pot, cover and set aside for 5 min
- Remove almonds from water, let it cool down
- Peel all almonds
- Let the almonds dry completely overnight
- Grind dried almonds to fine powder
- In a bowl take warm milk, add a pinch of kesar, mix well, set aside for 5 min
- Heat pan on medium, add sugar and water. Mix well and cook on medium till it thickens and form single string syrup
- Add kesar milk, mix well
- Add almond powder, mix well, cook on med till mixture starts to leave pan. Check binding consistency by forming ball in palm, turn off heat and cool down to warm
- Once dough is cool, massage to make it smooth
- Take a small lime size portion, roll to make round, now gently press to give peda shape
- Decorate with fine chopped nuts
- Quick and fast Almond peda is ready!
Tips
- Grind almonds to fine powder to get best texture
- Soaking almonds in hot water helps with peeling
- This is a fasting recipe, can be consumed while fasting
- Store in airtight container for 5-4 days in refrigerator
Tasty Jevan 