Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsweetened mawa or khoya

• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

• 1/2 tsp cardamom powder

• few chopped almonds and pistachio

• 1 tbsp milk soaked with 6-7 saffron strands

Method:

1. In a pan roast the mawa on low flame stirring continuously for 5 minutes. Allow it to cool slightly.

2. When the mawa is warm mix the sugar, saffron milk and cardamom powder to make a soft dough.

3. Pinch a little mawa mixture from the dough and make a ball then flatten it with your palms. With the help of the thumb press slowly in the center of the ball to get a peda shape. Alternatively it can also be put in a peda mould to get a perfect shape.

4. Repeat the process till all the mixture is used up.

5. Decorate each peda with 2-3 chopped nuts.

Enjoy this delicious peda with your family and friends on special occasions and festivals.