Ingredients

• 1 liter - milk Or 200 g - mawa (khoya)
• 100 g - sugar
• ½ tsp - cardamom powder
• few strands of saffron
• a pinch of nutmeg powder (optional)

How to Make Kesar Peda

• Boil the milk and start stirring from the very beginning to make thick mawa.
• When the mawa thickens add sugar.
• When the sugar is added the mawa will slightly loosen. Hence heat on a low flame.
• When sufficiently thick add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and paste of saffron.
• Mix well and allow it to cool down.
• Knead (rub) the mawa well and make pedas.
• To make saffron paste:
• Soak a few strands of saffron in a tbsp of water or milk for about 5 minutes.
• Grind with a metal or stone pestle.
• If milk is used for preparing the paste then it has to be used up and cannot be kept for later use.