Malai Peda

5 from 1 vote

A super popular and easy to make sweet; Malai Peda is a perfectly rich Indian mithai made with ricotta cheese.

Bright yellow, super delicious and chic thanks to shaping them with a pretty mold! Enjoy them yourself or gift these as a hostess gift or for any occasion.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1 5

Total Time1 10

Course: Sweets

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 116kcal

Author: Smruti

Ingredients

32 oz Ricotta Cheese
14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk (1 can)
½ teaspoon Saffron strands
2 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon cardamom powder

Instructions

In a mortar pestle lightly crush the saffron.
½ teaspoon Saffron strands
Add the milk and set aside.
2 tablespoon milk
In a heavy pan add ricotta cheese. Keeping the flame on medium, cook the cheese till all the water evaporates and the cheese thickens.
32 oz Ricotta Cheese
The cheese will start thickening in about 10-12 minutes.
Keep stirring intermittently.
At the stage when it thickens, add cardamom powder, saffron milk and condensed milk. Mix well and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
1 teaspoon cardamom powder, 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
Then remove the pan from flame and set aside. Transfer the mix to a plate.
Let the mixture cool down a little. Once cool to touch, knead the mixture to mix any stray particles.
Then grease a peda mold or a mooncake mold well with ghee.
Divide the dough into 30 gram pieces.
Then, press one ball into the mold and press it out on a cookie sheet.
Repeat for all the pedas and let them stand for 10-15 minutes to form a nice skin.
Enjoy or transfer to an airtight container and place in the refrigerator.

Notes

Cook the ricotta cheese completely till crumbly. If there is excess water in it, the malai peda will not hold shape.

If the mixture with condensed milk is too crumbly and dry, add some whole milk to loosen it. If it is still runny, cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Add nuts in the centre of the pedas if you like.

Moreover, add nuts like cashew or almond slivers to the ricotta cheese mix once it starts to thicken with the condensed milk if you like.

If you would like a lighter yellow color, add some yellow food color. I have not added any here.

If you do not have the mold, divide them into parts and roll them well into pedas.

Use a non-stick pan to cook everything as it keeps the ingredients from sticking.

It is easy to double or halve the recipe. Simply work the ingredients and make them.

Moreover, for bite size pedas, use a smaller mold.

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates using an automated calculator. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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