❤️ You’ll Love This Chocolate Peda Recipe
This is chocolate lovers’ dream come true. It has a perfect amount of chocolatey flavor with the right amount of sweetness. These chocolate peda are rich and heavy as they are made from khoya. Perfect as a gift-giving (arrange in a decorative sweet box) to friends, family and loved ones during the Diwali festival. Kids will sure love it.
During the festive season, we all make traditional Indian sweets. So I like to make some fusion sweets using chocolate e.g. chocolate barfi, chocolate modak, chocolate pista rolls.
🧾 Ingredients
Here is the pic of ingredients used in the chocolate peda recipe. 3 ingredients (khoya, sugar and cocoa powder) are main for making peda and pistachios are used as a garnish.
Khoya: I have used store-bought khoya (mawa) which is available in Indian grocery stores next to the dairy section. You can make at home or make this instant khoya (using milk powder). Cocoa powder: I have used dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa powder. The color & taste of your peda will purely depend on the type and quality of your cocoa powder.
👩🍳 How To Make Chocolate Peda? (Pics)
- Take khoya and sugar in a pan on medium heat.
- As the sugar melts it becomes a loose paste. Keep stirring constantly and cooking until the mixture becomes thick and it leaves the sides of the pan. It took me about 6-7 minutes.
- Now add cocoa powder.
- Mix well and cook for a minute, turn off the stove.
- Remove it to a plate and let it cool to touch (warm).
- While it is still warm, divide it into 8 equal portions and start shaping into a smooth patty (peda shape).
- Add chopped pistachio in the center and lightly press it into the chocolate peda so they stick to it. Let it cool completely before serving or packing into the box.
💭 Tips For Making Chocolate Peda
Do not overcook the khoya mixture otherwise, peda will become chewy. Cooking time give in the instructions is just the rough estimate. Cooking time may vary depending on many things – the quantity you are making, size of the pan, flame intensity, etc I have made a small batch, but you can double, triple the amount.
🥣 Storage Instructions
Store in an airtight container in the single layer. If you want to stack them then keep the layer of parchment paper between layers. At room temperature, this stays good for a day or two. In the refrigerator, these stay good up to a week. If you live in a humid, hot climate, then I would suggest storing it in the refrigerator as soon as it cools down.
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