Friday, 12 February 2010

Maha Shivratri and Sinful Ricotta Cheese Peda !! (Saffron and Cardamom milk fudge)

Glitter Words to every one.....for more on this see here and here ..Devotees of Shiva observe a fast during Mahashivratri , so i observe fast today, but my fast is not what you call a fast..I can't stay hungry so i do make Vrat food, and eat it more than I would in normal days...so is it really worth it to fast? well yes so you can indulge  yourself in to heavy food..basically the vrat food has much more fat and sugar content....:(([Glitterfy.com - *Glitter Words*]It's an excuse to eat rich food, so fasting for me only happens about twice a year.....So here I come with my one of the dish which i made for shivratri, yes and i want to call it sinful because after seeing the ingredients you will agree with me..from now on I am starting my Sinful series...I'VE TRIED MANY TIMES MAKING PEDA WITH MAVA OR KHOYA, but never suceeded then someone told me years ago that why don't you try it out with Recotta cheese and i gave it a go and it turned out really well....since then I always make peda using recotta cheese...

You will need:-

100 g Ricotta cheese (Full fat)
75 g full fat milk powder
30 ml double cream
100 g sugar
2 tbsp ghee
Saffron threds soaked in little warm milk
1 tsp cardamom powder
few pistacho for decoration

Method:-

Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan, keep heat low and add cheese, milk powder and cream.  Mix well and keep stirring so doesn't stick to bottom of the pan. Now add sugar and saffron milk and  keep stirring till everything comes together and becomes a one mass.  Mixture should be like cookie dough so you can roll or make it into a shape.  let it cool, now add cardamom powder and mix well. Take small amount of mix and make a small ball or give any shape like i made them into a heart shape.  I didn't add any food colour, this is the natural colour from saffron..

Enjoy them as much as we did...

Sending this to Priya's event Heart's for the St Valantine's day .

P. S  hi friends, please can you leave your blog URL in my other blog "Other Bloggywood Fellows" , i've moved it there, so i can see when you post a new recipe... it's on my sidebar...
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50 comments:

  1. Priya Suresh12 February 2010 at 11:47

    Wow tempting dessert, Peda looks gorgeous, yummy and awesome...Looks elegant Jagruti..

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  2. My Kitchen Antics12 February 2010 at 12:46

    Thanks Jagruti for dropping by my blog..its always nice to see a fellow UK blogger :)
    Shall keep dropping by..cheers

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  3. Jagruti12 February 2010 at 12:53

    Hey thanks priya..you made my day by posting this comment..

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  4. Asha12 February 2010 at 12:59

    Beautiful. Happy Shivaratri to you. I just woke up so still need to make something. Great entry, enjoy the Pedas.

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  5. Nandinis food12 February 2010 at 13:05

    Oieeee! So cute! Very groovy and delicious! *Gulp* Mmm!!! Yummy!

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  6. Veggie Hut12 February 2010 at 13:11

    this looks very tempting.. i love pedas..

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  7. kamalabhoopathy12 February 2010 at 13:24

    Cheese Peda is looking yummy and tempting.

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  8. Nithu Bala12 February 2010 at 13:34

    Hey,this looks too tempting..very delicious Dear :-)

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  9. Sushma Mallya12 February 2010 at 13:44

    That looks lovely and awesome,....sounds good jagruti,and def a perfect one for valentine as well...

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  10. Tina12 February 2010 at 14:01

    Cheese peda looks simply fabulous and mouthwatering....

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  11. Jyoti V12 February 2010 at 14:05

    Wow peads looks so delish...yummmm
    Happy Mahashivratri..

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  12. il sapore del verde12 February 2010 at 14:09

    It's very good and sweet... Very well! Ciao. Deborah

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  13. Unknown12 February 2010 at 14:15

    Perfect peda for perfect occasion's...

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  14. Sarah Naveen12 February 2010 at 14:34

    Simply superb!!! yummy and delicious..

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  15. Vineetha Sush12 February 2010 at 14:41

    Cute and adorable pedas

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  16. Rachana12 February 2010 at 15:39

    Delicious Pedas!!!! looks great too:)

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  17. gtyuk12 February 2010 at 16:04

    that is really sinful indeed and cruelly tempting!!!
    happy Maha Shivaratri !!! have a nice week end!!!

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  18. ruchikacooks12 February 2010 at 16:47

    Excellent choice for the weekend Jag! Looks gorgeous these pedas. So are you planning a trip to Dubai this summer?

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  19. Meena12 February 2010 at 16:53

    Jagruti, Hi!!!

    Sinful is right...love the recipe and the heart-shaped pedas!!! I have never tried to make pedas before but for this recipe, I will definitely try them out!!!

    Happy Shivaratri to you!!!

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  20. Renuka Bedre - Rao12 February 2010 at 17:03

    Happy MahaShivratri to u and ur family Dear! Pedhas are looking so delicious..loved d presentation too..Gr8 click!

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  21. Deepa G Joshi12 February 2010 at 17:05

    wow, nice use of cheese to make pedas..they have come out perfect..sorry was away for some days so couldnt do the blog hopping..saw all other posts of your..patra is one of my favorites..

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  22. Jagruti12 February 2010 at 17:22

    Thank you ladies..
    @ Ruchicacookes; thinking got to choose from 2-3 places....so never know..where we endup..
    @Deepa; not to worry, understand....

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  23. TREAT AND TRICK12 February 2010 at 17:51

    This pedas looks so cute to be eaten, great post, dear.

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  24. deepti12 February 2010 at 19:12

    Shivrathri Wishes 2 U too......Thats a perfect dish for Shivrathri !! Thanks 4 sharing

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  25. jayasri12 February 2010 at 19:40

    pedha looks great with lot of rich stuff!!, very mouthwatering!!

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  26. Sailaja Damodaran12 February 2010 at 20:13

    Superb......

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  27. AMA's AnythingVegetarian12 February 2010 at 20:47

    Thanks for visitng my blog.Nice recipe with ricotta cheese.

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  28. Siddhi Shirsat12 February 2010 at 21:13

    hey jagruti happy mahashivratri 2 u 2...this pedas look very very tempting...loved the use of riccota cheese...heart shaped looks very cute

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  29. Perspectivemedley12 February 2010 at 21:34

    Happy Mahashiv ratri!!!... so tempting!!!.. I come soo prepared to your blog, to get my appetites high:).. very nice:):)

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  30. Rahin12 February 2010 at 21:36

    I love pedas, these look melt in your mouth delicious

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  31. Swathi12 February 2010 at 22:02

    Jagruti,

    Peda looks wonderful.I will give try some time

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  32. Swathi12 February 2010 at 22:07

    jagruti,

    Peda look nice. I will try later

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  33. Gita Jaishankar13 February 2010 at 00:52

    oooh...that is sinful and definitely good too :) I can finish that whole set in one go!

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  34. Fathima13 February 2010 at 02:27

    Wow those pedas are so tempting...

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  35. jayasree13 February 2010 at 04:13

    Peda look sinfully rich...

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  36. Sowmya13 February 2010 at 04:35

    peda looks perfect n makes me drool;)

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  37. Bharathy13 February 2010 at 07:17

    You have a very nice blog with so many homely recipes, Jagruti..:)...LOVE ALL...:)..
    Apt neivedyams for Shivarathri! :)..

    Glad that you tried the fritters..did you like it?? :)

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  38. khadija13 February 2010 at 07:21

    How cute and I love the shape! Happy Shivaratri to you. I love your blog.
    Cheers

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  39. Love2cook Malaysia13 February 2010 at 09:27

    I'm drooling over ur fudge! Yummy yummy! May I have that some...hehe..!

    Happy Shivrathri and Valentines to U! Have fun...:)

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  40. Srikitchen13 February 2010 at 10:58

    lovely pedas!

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  41. Guntur Traditions13 February 2010 at 13:01

    this looks cool
    must give a try

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  42. Joanne13 February 2010 at 14:00

    Yeah this is definitely sinful. Sinfully DELICIOUS! I am completely enamored with it! I love ricotta cheese and the flavor of cardamom. What a fantastic dessert!

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  43. Ganga Sreekanth13 February 2010 at 14:35

    an award awaits you dear..please collect it from my blog..congrats!

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  44. Unknown13 February 2010 at 15:34

    What a Beautiful Treat on Maha Shivratri !! Nice Recipe....Sorry could not post comment as i was in haridwar to attend Maha Khumb Festival..Will Upload the pics soon..:)

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  45. Jagruti13 February 2010 at 16:27

    Thanx guys !!
    @Bharatbhai; very lucky that you able to attend the Maha Khumb Mela...will visit to see pics of mela..

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  46. Namitha13 February 2010 at 18:04

    Gorgeous....an awesome presentation too..Happy V day Jagruti !

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  47. Aparna14 February 2010 at 13:57

    luks luvly.happy valentines day dear.njoy ur day

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  48. Unknown15 February 2010 at 14:03

    IF these are Vrat food,then I would love to fast all the time...whata gorgeous looking Peda,apt for the occasion...

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  49. Sumi8 March 2010 at 10:59

    very nice peda's..never knew could make it with Ricotta

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  50. Unknown1 March 2011 at 13:57

    Delicious and tempting peda...nice presentation.

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