Peda Recipe

Peda is an Indian dry sweet that is served during religious celebrations, weddings and other festivities. Peda's are said to have come from Uttar Pradesh. There are many variations of this dessert--here is just one that is made in my family.

This recipe calls for ricotta cheese, brown sugar, condensed milk, butter and milk powder. It can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or stored outdoors.

Be warned: It's really easy to over eat with these! They're so small and have just the right amount of sweetness that you can inadvertently eat 20 or more.


Recipe Yields: 80-100

Ingredients:
3 lbs Ricotta Cheese
1 can Condensed milk
3 pouches of Carnation Milk Powder (or dry milk powder)
1 stick butter
1 1/2 cup light brown sugar

Equipment:
1 frying pan
1 mixing utensil
1 plate
1 mold

Directions:
1. Melt butter in a frying pan.
2. Add Ricotta into the frying pan and fry on low heat until the ricotta is dry.
3. Add one can condensed milk.
4. Mix all the ingredients slowly on a frying pan.
5. When all the condensed milk absorbs in the Ricotta cheese, add the milk powder (in 3 installments) and mix well.
6. Mix continuously until the milk powder is fully absorbed into the mixture.
7. Add the brown sugar and mix it well until it becomes a soft dough. It should be light brown in color.
8. Remove from heat and cool for 30 minutes (You can keep it in this form for days)
9. Form round balls with the peda dough. You can serve it as a ball or make it flat and mold.