Peda is a sweet fudge orginated from the North. Doodh Peda is a melt in mouth sweet made by simmering milk powder with condensed milk, shaped into discs and garnished with nuts. Milk Peda is a treat to sweet lovers and made commonly during Diwali. Doodh Peda Recipe is explained here in this post with step by step pictures.
Doodh Peda is one of the popular sweeets in mithai shops. Doodh Peda in more like a milky sweet fudge in taste made traditionally with milk solids or milk.
About Doodh Peda
Doodh Peda is traditionally made by simmering milk to make khoya or khova then adding sugar and other ingredients to it then finally shaped and garnishd with nuts. This traditional method takes lot of time and effort but my version of doodh peda is simple, quick and easy to make.
I love any milk sweet so thought to give this peda a try. I usually don’t get tempted to attempt recipes with condensed milk in it.But then when we are pressed for time and have other works during Diwali sure these easy sweet recipes do come handy.
Doodh peda makes more quantity and keeps well for more time so you can pack and gift these yummy pedas for your friends and relatives, this is a perfect sweet for gifting! Trust me this is a very easy sweet that you can try for diwali, no messing up or no consistency checks, I have given even the trouble shooting tips in my notes section , incase you come across any doubts while making this peda.
Doodh Peda Ingredients
- Milk Powder – Use fine milk powder. If your milk powder is coarse just run it in mixie and powder it fine then use it.
- Condensed Milk – Sweetened condensed milk is used for this recipe.
- Milk – Use boiled and cooled milk.
- Ghee – Ghee gives a greasing and flavouring to this recipe.
- Flavourings & Garnishes – Saffron is added for a great flavour, nuts like almonds, pistachios are chopped and added.
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📖 Recipe
Milk Peda | Doodh Peda
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 3/4 cup milk powder
- 2 tsp melted ghee
- 4 strands saffron
- 8 nos pistachios chopped finely
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Soak saffron in warm milk and set aside.
- Chop the pistachios finely, keep aside.
- In a pan add condensed milk, milk powder and saffron milk.
- Mix well so that there are no lumps, this should be done even before switching on the flame.
- Now switch on the flame and keep cooking. It will first become thick, add ghee and keep cooking till it start to leave the sides of the pan.
- Once it starts leaving the sides of the pan, keep stirring.
- Keep cooking until you see a thick mass slightly sticky, try to take a small portion roll it and check, you should be able to form a ball. This is the correct stage.
- Switch off and let it cool down for 15 mins.
- When it is still warm, first your hands with ghee then pinch small lemon sized portion.
- Slightly flatten it. Make a small dent in the centre, add chopped pistachios and arrange in a clean plate.
- Repeat the same until the entire mixture finishes. Leave it to set at least for an hour.
- You can even refrigerate it for a while. It will look moist for a while then will become dry after an hour or so. The pedas will be chewy while shaping them but after an hour you will get the perfect texture.
- Cool down and store Milk Peda in airtight container.
Notes
- My milk powder was smooth so I didn't grind it.If your milk powder is little coarse then grind it once to get a smooth powder.
- Don't panic if the mixture doesnt hold together to form a ball, just cook further for a while again and then try.Once the mixture is switched off it will look a bit runny, leave it to rest by the time it hardens and makes it easy to shape.
- I used half of the mixture for making chocolate peda.
- For this measure you will get 15 small pedas in total.The number of pedas depends on the size you make too.
- If the mixture is dry and if it cracks when you shape them, add little milk mix well to get a smooth texture but if you add milk shelf life will be less.
It will look shiny and sticky while making balls, so grease your hands well while shaping them. - It takes at least an hour to get set to get the perfect texture. If you taste it once you shape them the taste will be good but the texture will be chewy so always let it rest for an hour before serving.
- If you refrigerate it, bring to room temperature while serving else the pedas will be hard.
- Always cook in low flame to avoid burning at the bottom.
- Keeps well for about a week even without refrigeration.
Doodh Peda Recipe Step by Step
- Soak saffron in warm milk and set aside.Chop the pistachios finely, keep aside.In a pan add condensed milk,milk powder and saffron milk.
- Mix well so that there are no lumps, this should be done even before switching on the flame.Now switch on the flame and keep cooking.Keep cooking, it will first become thick add ghee and keep cooking till it start to leave the sides of the pan.
- Once it starts leaving the sides of the pan, keep stirring.Keep cooking until you see a thick mass slightly sticky, try to take a small portion roll it and check, you should be able to form a ball.This is the correct stage.
- Switch off and let it cool down for 15 mins.When it is still warm, first your hands with ghee then pinch small lemon sized portion.
- Slightly flatten it.Make a small dent in the centre, add chopped pistachios and arrange in a clean plate.Repeat the same until the entire mixture finishes.Leave it to set at least for an hour.You can even refrigerate it for a while.It will look moist for a while then will become dry after an hour or so.The pedas will be chewy while shaping them but after an hour you will get the perfect texture.
Cool down and store in airtight container.
Expert Tips
- My milk powder was smooth so I didn’t grind it.If your milk powder is little coarse then grind it once to get a smooth powder.
- Don’t panic if the mixture doesnt hold together to form a ball, just cook further for a while again and then try.Once the mixture is switched off it will look a bit runny, leave it to rest by the time it hardens and makes it easy to shape.
- I used half of the mixture for making chocolate peda.
- For this measure you will get 15 small pedas in total.The number of pedas depends on the size you make too.
- If the mixture is dry and if it cracks when you shape them, add little milk mix well to get a smooth texture but if you add milk shelf life will be less.
- It will look shiny and sticky while making balls, so grease your hands well while shaping them.
- It takes atleast an hour to get set to get the perfect texture. If you taste it once you shape them the taste will be good but the texture will be chewy so always let it rest for an hour before serving.
- If you refrigerate it, bring to room temperature while serving else the pedas will be hard.
- Always cook in low flame to avoid burning at the bottom.
- Keeps well for about a week even without refrigeration.
Deepa
Lovely pictures. Am going to try it soon.
Divs
picture perfect pedas..so pretty!
Jayanthi Sindhiya
Quick and easy peda…pretty pics!!
Durga Karthik.
Wow my first choice to pick in the assorted sweet box is this only.Thanks for posting
vidya k
My peda is too much sticky while eating.what had gone wrong?
SHARMILEE J
May be its undercooked….Did you leave it to set, even after that if its like that then it must be undercooked….
$ubh@
Lovely.. Tried in the microwave following the same measures and had similar results.
Deepika Jayesh
Love all your recipes and presentations. Does 1 cup in your recipes mean the 240ml measuring cup or anything different
SHARMILEE J
Yes My 1 cup measures 250ml
harini
hi sharmi,thanks for the recipe.i want to try this for deepavali,by doubling quantity.can i just double all the ingredients and make? and can i make it as square shaped as we get in the sweet box.for the that it has to be cooked as u have given or have to be cooked little bit more time.please clear the doubts ASAP .thanks in advance.
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can do that….and shape it as you like it….Cook it as mentioned here in the post, it will yeild you pedas
harini
thank u
Sundari Giri
Hi, will try your recipe for this Diwali. Seems simple.
harini
hi sharmini tried this yesterday.its chewy like milk chocolate.but taste is good,i dont know where i went wrong,i was able to roll into a ball.then only i switched it off.
SHARMILEE J
Oh not really sure harini, it takes time to get set but sure the texture should not be chewy….
pushpa
saffron milk how many ML coz its not stated there
SHARMILEE J
Just 1 tsp….
activeangel
Hello, what can we use to substitute milk powder, if not available…thanks in advance
SHARMILEE J
I am really not sure of substitutes here….
roshan jabeen
Will sweetless milk powder like nido will give the same taste?
SHARMILEE J
Not really sure, then you may need increase the sugar quantity
poornima
Can i recook the pedas if it is undercooked even after letting it to set
SHARMILEE J
You can try but not really sure whether it will become hard
Ish Consul
Hi Sharmilee
I tried bundi. It is an excellent recepie I also tiried doodh pedas but it was sticky like chocolate. I followed your tips religeosly.You can figure out the taste of milk pwd also. I don't Know where I have gone wrong.
SHARMILEE J
Not sure what went wrong….was it undercooked?!
jeffy Thomas
The usage of saffron in milk peda is necessary? If we skipped saffron will it make any difference??
SHARMILEE J
You can skip it no issues
jeffy Thomas
Oki thank you..will definitely try for this Diwali..plz one question more..so in shops also all peda's are made using condensed milk?? I never thought about that..that's why I asked ..
SHARMILEE J
I am not really sure what they use in sweet shops, may be they will have a cheaper alternate
Priya Ramkumar
made it for diwali 2015 and it came out well .. thanks for the recipe
Subhashini Devarajan
Hi,
Can I add food color to this sweet? Will it stay good for a week with food colour?
Subhashini Devarajan
Hi,
Can I add food color to this peda.. Will the shelf life change if I add color
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can add…No it will not affect the shelf life
Jisha Thomas
Superb recipe. Tasted sooo good.
Sharmila
Milk powder means its mava powder ??
Sharmilee J
No no its dairy powder which you add in water to replace milk
Sharmila
Ok