Milk peda dipped in chocolate ganache are quick, delicious and perfect for Diwali festivities!

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 15 pedas
  • Category: Dessert, Indian Sweet
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 3 teaspoons ghee (divided)
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk [14 oz/396 grams]
  • 1.5 cups milk powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • generous pinch of nutmeg powder

Chocolate ganache

  • 2 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (around 1/3 cup)
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Method

  1. To a pan on medium heat add 2 teaspoons ghee and condensed milk and mix till slightly heated. Remove pan from heat.
  2. Add milk powder and stir to combine. Place the pan back on stove top and reduce heat to low.
  3. Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and mix to combine.
  4. Keep cooking the mixture on low heat till it leaves sides of the pan, around 5-6 minutes. [see pictures above for different stages of the peda mixture]. Don't over cook else peda will turn hard and chewy.
  5. Add 1 teaspoon ghee now and remove pan from heat.
  6. Let the mixture cool slightly. Take a small portion from the dough and roll to form a round ball.
  7. Flatted it slightly with your palm. Repeat till the dough is finished, you will get around 15 pedas.
  8. Meanwhile melt heavy cream and chocolate chips in a microwave or on a stove top using the double boiler method.
  9. Once the chocolate melts remove pan from heat. While using the double boiler method, remember to always keep the heat to medium-low.
  10. Dip the prepared pedas (which should be slightly cold by now) into the chocolate ganache.
  11. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
  12. Let the ganache set and then enjoy these instant milk pedas!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.