INDIAN PEDAA
Friday, October 10th, 2008
Pedas are most popular sweet dish of India from ancient times. All peoples get familiar with it from early childhood.
INGREDIENTS
2.5 liter whole milk
150 g sugar
2 to 4 g saffron
2 tsp cardamom powder
Dry fruits of your choice, in quantity of your choice, crushed or uncrushed
PROCESS
Transfer all the material in a kadhai and boil the milk while stirring down to the bottom. Alternatively dry fruits can also be mixed at last. Keep boiling and stirring at medium or lowest flame, securing that contents should not be over heated at the bottom. When contents reduce to a very thick paste the process is almost complete. You can taste it now. If possible without over heating try to reduce it more. If you have not mixed dry fruits previously, mix them now. When the material is little warm, make flat balls of it, each about 25gms. Now the pedas are ready, serve them hot or cold. Pedas can also be made by this process using milk and sugar only. When we are in middle of the process, taste the contents it is also very tasty, you may require to add a little sugar; it is called “RABRI.” It is also the name of wife of famous Indian politician “Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav.” She had been chief minister of Bihar state of India for seven years. Deep freeze the rabri and it is a very tasty ice cream.