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Doodh Pedas

Doodh Pedas are a very common milk sweet/dessert served specially for Goan hindu weddings, diwali, ganesh festivals. I also remember distributing pedas as kids when we got our school results.
  • Passive
    30 minutes
  • Prep
    10 minutes
  • Cook
    1 hour
  • Servings
    12 Pc.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 tsp Ghee
  • 1 liter Milk (Use whole fat milk)
  • 1/4 cup sugar (granulated)
  • 2 tbsp yoghurt
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • Pistacios (silvered, for garnishing)

Instructions

  • 1 Grease a vessel with ghee. (So that the milk doesn’t burn) Add milk and sugar. Bring it to a boil. Lower the flame.
  • 2 Reduce the milk to half. (Cook on low flame, it will take about 30 mins). Now, add the yoghurt.
  • 3 Keep cooking on low flame till the milk thickens completely and forms mawa. (It will take about 30-35 mins).
  • 4 Cool the mawa completely.
  • 5 Add cardamom powder to the cooled mawa and grind it in a mixier. Take a tbsp mesuring spoon and scoop out one tbsp each of the peda mixture.
  • 6 Grease palms of your hands with a little ghee and make a ball. I used the whistle of the pressure cooker to flatten the peda and to give that impression/design on top of the peda.
  • 7 Garnish with pistachio.Leave them open at room temperature for a day. (See recipe notes below).

Recipe Notes

  1. This is a basic recipe for doodh peddas. You can add kesar to the mixture (or any other flavor) when the milk is getting boiled in the last 30 mins.
  2. Consume doodh peddas within 2 days if at room temperature.
  3. Store for a week in refrigerator.

 

45 Comments

  1. Thank you for sharing your recipe
    I didn’t know that it was so easy to make doodh pedas.

    1. Saurabhi, Do give it a try.

      1. Thks a lot for the recepie. I shall try making it .

        1. Hi rosy
          Your most welcome and docshare your feedback 😊

  2. Wow just with the making process my mouth watered I hv a few questions… wer in goa do we gt full fat milk.. is curd n yogurt same…. n do u make yogurt at home… Did u make dat many pedas with just 1 litter of milk pls reply

    1. Hi Lidwin, you get full fat milk at any dairy shops just ask them for it… curd and yougurt is the same. yes 1 Ltr of milk makes 12 peda’s.

  3. I vl do it too can’t Thks a ton.. Bless ur hands

    1. Thanks Neeka, do try them 🙂

  4. My mava color became brown not white

    1. Hi Shubhalaxmi

      Thanks for trying this method for making pedas. It could be due to extra time involved in stirring and making mava over the flame which can lead to the change in color of mava. I have made these pedas a couple of time , the mava was creamish in color:)

  5. I wish I had a chul… Gas will get over: 🙂 … but nice quick n easy I love peda…. will give it a try

  6. Hi Xanti,
    I have had doodache pede when in goa,but they have ways been spindle shaped.
    Is this the same recipe that people use to make those spindle shaped pedhas???
    Your Pedha recipe looks simple. (I always thought that they were complicating to make them.)
    But your pics have been very illustrative. Esp the trick with the cooker whistle, looks very pro !!!!
    Thanks a million. I am surely going to try them out,
    Thanks again.

    1. Hi Maitreyee

      Yes, this is a simple recipe for doodh pedas, alot of people have tried the same with very good results. Hmmm, I guess the spindle shaped pedas are a similar recipe(as pure whole milk only is used here too), in fact try to shape a few of these when you make into spindle shape. Do share your feedback on how they turned out 🙂

  7. Hi

    Did you put mawa in the mixer?

    1. Hi Aarti,
      yes, the thickened milk (mava) . has to be put in the grinder.:)

  8. Hi Xanti, I ll try out this recipe. Just a doubt. U have written 1/4 th cup sugar. Cup means exactly which cup, does it mean tea cup or a normal waati?

    1. Hello Nutan

      1/4 cup sugar is about 50 grams. You get standard cup measures in the market . Usually you get a set of 4 cups (1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup and 1/4 cup ).

  9. Thanks for the receipe Xanti, will look into other receipes as well! Awesome website btw! 🙂

    1. Hello Valerian
      Thanks for your appreciation 🙂 do try out the recipe and share your feedback 🙂 Thanks !

  10. Delicious pedda recipe Xanti. Made some yesterday and they tasted heavenly. Thanks for sharing.

    1. Thanks Sunita for your feedback 🙂 I too made a batch 2 days ago 🙂 Glad that you liked them 🙂

  11. Xanti – I just tried this recipe. After the mawa was cooledd, I gave a spin in the food processor – didn’t get the dough consistency. It turned out sticky.
    Probably I used less milk..
    Any advise?

    1. Hi Priya
      Keep it in refrigerator and then shape them 😊

  12. Hi Xanti I just sent you my request for the recipe and I managed to find it myself. I am going to try today and get back to you. Cheers

    1. Hi Freda 🙂 Oh okay 🙂

  13. Can we use any other substitute for milk such as evaporated milk ? And if yes how much should we use ?

    1. Hi Louella

      I’m not sure if substitute …
      I just make it with whole fat milk .

  14. Great ! Home cooking is something special skill though .

    1. Thanks Aristo 😊

  15. Hello Xanthia,
    Why is my MAWA really runny and wet. ? I can’t really handle it to make pedas.
    .

    1. Hi Helen
      Cook it for lil more time till almost dry

  16. hi xanti

    can i make it without yoghurt?

    1. Hi Delilah
      We need a lil yogurt to get that crumbly texture for the mawa to make the Pedas

  17. I m going to try it today, do we need stirring all the time.

    1. Hi teodolina
      You will need stirring later almost at the end when the milk is thickened enough.

  18. Hi xanti..I so wanna try this recipe..but i have a question..Doesn’t the milk curdle upon adding yoghurt?

    1. Hi shantan
      Please follow the recipe as it is . 😊
      Curd is added to get that granular texture for the pedas . Just follow the recipe exactly stepwise .

  19. Made these to cater to the hubby’s sweet tooth and they turned out amazing! Who knew these could be made at home. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe in such detail. This one is definitely going onto my list of regular recipes.

    1. Hi Andrea
      Thanks for trying the doodh peda recipe , thanks for your feedback, glad your hubby enjoyed it.

  20. Are we meant to continuously kip stirring wile boiling?

  21. Can I use curd instead of yogurt? If not what would be another substitute for that

    1. Yes you can

  22. Can I use greek yogurt?

    1. Yes you may

  23. Dear Xanti,

    Thank you for this simple recipe.. Will try my hand at it this Diwali… If I use curd, does it have to be sweet curd only?

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