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Mathura Peda - Indian Sweet Recipes

Course Sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 16 pedas

Ingredients
  

  • For The Taagar:
  • Sugar - 200 gm
  • Water - 100 ml
  • Ghee - 1 tsp
  • For The Pedas:
  • Mawa - 200 gm
  • Ghee - 2 tbs
  • Milk - 3-4 tbs
  • Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Taagar - 200 gm

Instructions
 

  • For The Taagar:
  • In a pan mix together water and sugar.
  • Bring it to boil.
  • Keep on cooking the syrup until it reaches a thick consistency.
  • When you place a drop of the syrup on a plate, it should hold the shape of droplet.
  • Once the consistency is reached, remove from flame and add a tsp of ghee.
  • Keep on stirring the syrup.
  • At first it is transparent and then it becomes white and thick.
  • Then it starts drying out and it becomes harder stirring.
  • Keep on stirring until the sugar is totally cool and is white powder.
  • Set it aside.
  • For The Pedas:
  • In a pan add mawa and 1 tsp of ghee.
  • Roast the mawa until it changes into golden brown.
  • Add milk and ghee in small quantities while roasting, so that the mawa won't dry up.
  • Once the colour is perfect, remove it from flame.
  • Add cardamom powder and allow it to cool down a bit.
  • Add taagar and mix immediately.
  • The mixture should be warm to touch, only then it will be easier to shape the pedas.
  • Pinch small portions of the mix, shape it into pedas and roll them in the remaining taagar.
  • When the pedas are completely cool, store it in an airtight box in refrigerator.