kesar Peda

By shobhapink

Kesar Peda is a delicious recipe with flavor of saffron, cardamom richness of mawa & sweetness of sugar.

Ingredients

• 500 gms soft mawa
• 200 gms powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 tbsp chopped pistachios
• 1 tsp strands of saffron
• 1 tbsp warm milk

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from shobhapink.blogspot.in

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat mawa in a pan, add sugar & cook it till become soft.

2. Soak saffron in warm milk.

3. When mawa is thick, add cardamom powder, soaked saffron, mix well &
cook for 5-7 sec.

4. Transfer it in a big bowl & allow it to cool.

5. When the mawa is warm enough, divide it into small equal portions &
shape each portion into ball.

6. Press balls with a peda mold or with palm. Let them cool down.

7. Garnish with chopped pistachio.

8. Kesar pedas are ready to offer Goddess Lakshmi.