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Kathiyawadi Peda Recipe: A Gujarati Sweet Dish for Makar Sankranti

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Thabdi Peda

Celebrate Makar Sankranti with the sweetness of Gujarat’s special dish Thabdi Peda, also known as Kathiawadi Peda. 
 

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Ingredients

1 litre milk
250 gm sugar
Half tsp alum 
Cardamom powder
One tbsp ghee
Half tbsp pistachios
One pinch of saffron

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Step 1

Start by heating 1 litre of milk in a heavy-bottomed pan on medium heat until it comes to a boil. Add sugar to the milk. 
 

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Step 2

After adding sugar to the milk, add alum to it. This will initiate the curdling process in the milk. Continuously stir the milk. 
 

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Step 3

Let the mixture boil down to half the original quantity on high flame. Simultaneously, take a pan and spread 150 gms of sugar on it. 
 

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Step 4

Caramelize the sugar on low flame until it dissolves. After that, add this sugar to the curdled milk while it’s still on stove. Continuously mix it slowly. 
 

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Step 5

Continue cooking the batter until the water dries up. Add cardamom powder into the mixture. Once the batter looks ready, turn off the gas. 
 

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Enjoy!

Let the batter cool down. Apply ghee to your hands and shape the mixture into pedas. Garnish with pistachios and saffron, and your Kathiawadi Pedas are ready.

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