Easy Chocolate Peda Recipe- Diwali Sweets : No-fuss, no stress, and no bother. Chocolate pedas are such fun to make that you don’t need the festivities in the air as an excuse to whip them up. Although truth be told, the whiff of rosewater instantly brings Diwali cheer to the home.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: peda, chocolate peda
Servings: 16pedas
Calories:
Author: Natasha Minocha
Ingredients
2cupsMilk powder
1/4cup + 1 tbspRaw sugar, ground to a pwder You can also use powdered white sugar or jaggery powder
3/4cupAlmond mealI ground whole almonds in my coffee grinder
1.5tbspCocoa powder
4tbspGhee
1/2cupMilkFull fat is the best here
1tspRosewater
1tspCardamom powder
Topping ( optional)
2-3tbspAlmond meal
Dried rose petals
Instructions
In a heavy bottom pan/ kadai, heat the ghee.
Stir in the milk powder, sugar, cocoa powder, and almond meal. Keep the heat low. And stir in the milk.
Cook, while stirring all the time. Once the mixture starts coming together, pulling away from the sides, take the pan off the heat. This takes about 6-8 minutes.
Transfer the mixture to another bowl. Let it cool a bit.
When its cool enough for you to handle, add the cardamom powder and rosewater. Lightly knead the mixture, for 2-3 minutes, till its smooth.
Form into even-sized balls and roll in almond meal. You can also flatten the balls slightly and make a dent in the center with your finger if you want a more traditional shaped peda.