Kesar Malai Peda


Course : Indian
Serves: 24
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Ingredients:


1 quart milk

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon cornstarch -- dissolved in water

1/4 teaspoon saffron -- dissolved in milk

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

1/4 cup pistachio nuts
 

Preparation / Directions:


Boil milk till it is reduced to half it's quantity. Add sugar and boil for another five to seven minutes. Keep stirring. Add lemon juice little by little to the boiling milk. When the milk begins to curdle, add the dissolved cornflour and keep stirring till almost dry. Add saffron and cardamom powder. The mixture should collect like a soft ball. Remove from fire and cool. Make round balls, slightly flattened while the mixture is still warm. Decorate with sliced pistachios. Note: Sweets have become a part of all celebrations. Pedas - the soft, small, milky sweet are popular during festivals throughout India. They are easy to make and convenient to distribute


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