easy dharwad peda recipe | dharwad pedha | how to make dharwad pede

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 60 minutes
  • Total time: 80 minutes
  • Yield: 12 Servings
  • Category: sweets
  • Cuisine: south india

Ingredients

  • 2 litre milk
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 6 tbsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder

Method

  1. firstly, take the prepared paneer into large kadai and break into pieces.
  2. saute on low flame till the moisture in paneer is lost.
  3. add in 1 tbsp ghee and roast the paneer till the colour changes.
  4. now add 6 tbsp of sugar and 1 tbsp milk. mix well.
  5. keep sauting on low to medium flame till the sugar melts.
  6. continue to saute till the mixture turns brown.
  7. once the milk starts to dry out, add a tbsp of milk.
  8. continue to saute until the mixture turns golden brown.
  9. cool the mixture and transfer to a blender.
  10. blend to a fine powder without adding any water or milk.
  11. take the powdered mixture back to kadai and add 3 tbsp of milk.
  12. continue to saute until the mixture turns dark golden brown.
  13. add milk if the mixture dries out and to prevent from burning.
  14. now add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well. allow to cool slightly.
  15. make a cylindrical roll or shape of your choice to peda.
  16. roll in castor sugar coating uniformly.
  17. finally, dharwad peda is ready to serve or store for a week in the refrigerator.

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.