No Sugar Saffron Pedas Food

PEDAS FROM MATHURA

Steps:

• Add saffron in lukewarm milk and leave aside.
• Combine sugar with khoya, mix and then cook over medium heat until the mixture is smooth.
• Add milk in a slow trickle to khoya, stirring continuously and cook till milk is absorbed.
• Repeat the same process till all the milk is used.
• Take off the heat, add rose essence, cardamom powder and chopped pistachio.
• Mix well.
• Now take a little of the mixture and shape it into a round flat peda.
• Make same-sized pedas from the remaining mixture.
• Leave aside to cool thoroughly before serving.

NO SUGAR SAFFRON PEDAS

Steps:

• Powder a few cardamom pods and leave a few strands of saffron in warm milk.
• Melt the butter in a heavy bottom cooking pot or pan.
• Stir in the milk powder and keep stirring for about 5 mins on slow flame.
• Add the condensed milk slowly and keep stirring till the mixture thickens the leaves sides of the vessel.
• At this point add cardamom powder and saffron milk.
• Keep stirring again till the milk is absorbed and the mixture starts leaving the sides of the vessel again.
• Switch off the gas and leave the mixture for cooling either in the pan or lay it on a plate.
• When the mixture is easy to handle, prepare Pedas by rolling a chunk of the mixture into a ball first and softly flaten it.
• You can garnish the Pedas the way you desire. I used cookie cutters. You can use almonds/pistachio too.
• Store it in an airtight box.