Vrindavan is famous for its Peda. Hardly any person would visit this place and return without buying peda. Peda is one of the best choices to make in the list of desserts for its creamy texture that melts in the mouth. Every festival in India is incomplete without desserts/sweets. Hence, here is a very easy, fast, and time-saving recipe of traditional Vrindavan peda recipe. Check the ingredients and the directions of making to learn the steps to make Vrindavan Peda at home. Next time, when you crave Vrindavan Peda, make sure you make it at home, rather than waiting for someone to bring it for you from Vrindavan.

Recipe By Ajay Chopra

Course: Dessert Cusine:Indian Difficulty:Moderate

Servings

2-3 minutes

Preparing Time

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10 minutes

Cooking Time

20 minutes

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Calories

133 kcal

INGREDIENTS

1. 1 bowl Milk

2. 1½ cup Brown khoya

3. 3-4 tbsp Sugar

4. 2-3 tsp Cardamom powder

5. 1 tsp Ghee

DIRECTION

1. Take a nonstick pan, and add one bowl of milk. Cook the milk until its quantity is reduced to half.

2. Then add brown khoya and mix well until khoya melts completely. Add sugar and continue stirring the mixture until sugar melts in it.

3. Then add ghee and some cardamom powder, and mix well. Transfer the mixture to a plate or bowl, and let it cool.

4. After some time, roll the mixture and divide it into equal portions. Give a coin shape to peda and let it cool.

5. Crush some cardamom seed, and add it to the top of the peda.

6. Your creamy, tasty, mouth-melting Vrindavan peda is ready! Savour and enjoy!

NOTES

Make sure to stir properly so that no lumps remain.

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You can also add caramelized sugar to milk to give it a brown color.

Give shape to khoya while it's warm.

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Thiruvathirai Kali is a sweet delicacy offered to Lord Shiva or Lord Nataraja on the auspicious occasion of Thiruvathirai or Arudra Darisanam. This recipe can be easily prepared with simple kitchen ingredients at home. If you have moong dal, jaggery, broken rice, cardamom, coconuts, and nuts, you are good to go with the recipe.

Recipe By Chef Deena's Kitchen

Course: Festival Recipe, Dessert Cusine:South Indian, Tamil Brahmin Difficulty:Easy To Moderate

Servings

5 minutes

Preparing Time

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10 minutes

Cooking Time

30 minutes

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Calories

200 kcal

INGREDIENTS

1. 1/2 cup raw rice.

2. 2 tablespoons of yellow moong dal.

3. 1 cup grated jaggery.

4. 1 cup tender coconut.

5. 5 almonds and 5 cashews.

6. 1 tablespoon ghee.

7. 3 cups water.

DIRECTION

1. Preparing Broken Rice

   Take the raw rice, soak it in water, and rinse it thoroughly. Fry the rinsed rice in a kadai until its color becomes light brown. Transfer the fried rice to a grinder and grind it until a coarse powder is obtained. The texture of the rice is preferred to be like rava.

2. Preparing the Dressing

   In the same kadai where you fried the rice, add ghee. Once the ghee heats up, add chopped almonds and cashews. Stir the dry fruits until golden brown, then switch off the flame. Cut the tender coconut into small pieces and grate the rest of the coconut. Keep these aside.

3. Preparing Dal

   Take the required amount of moong dal in a kadai and fry it for 2-3 minutes on low flame. When the dal becomes warm, pour half a cup of water and cook until it is 50% cooked. It will take around 5 more minutes.

4. Preparing Jaggery Juice

   Meanwhile, preparing jaggery juice side by side is the primary time saver. In a saucepan, mix grated jaggery with a cup of water. Use your hands to mix, avoiding the accumulation of lumps in the mixture. Heat the saucepan on low flame and stir continuously for 3-4 more minutes, then switch off the flame.

5. The Final Round: Preparing Kali

   Once the dal is prepared and becomes sweet, pour the strained jaggery juice into it with 1.5 cups of water. When the mixture comes to a boil, gradually add the powdered rice, ensuring continuous stirring to avoid lumps. Cover the saucepan and cook the mixture on low flame until the water starts disappearing. Once the mixture absorbs water fully and is well-cooked, add the prepared coconut and roasted dry fruits into the Kali. Add the remaining ghee after roasting dry fruits to the Kali and give it a good stir. Cook Kali on low flame for another 1-2 minutes, then switch off the flame. The delectable Kali is ready to offer to Lord Nataraja or for serving to people!

NOTES

Raw rice should be used for preparing Kali.

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There is no need to soak rice in advance, as we have to fry it later.

Before grinding the rice, wait until it cools down.

The rice-to-water ratio is preferred to 1:3. However, it can be modified as per the cooking conditions.

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While adding rice powder to Jaggery juice, make sure you stir very well. Otherwise, you will end up with lumps.

Keep the flame low throughout the preparation of Kali.

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