These incredibly delicious light brown pedas are an easy and hassle-free recipe, you'll only need 5 ingredients, 20 minutes, a good pan and a spatula to make these.
If you are a peda lover, then surely this recipe deserves a good spot in your fusion Indian mithai repertoire!
WHAT IS RAKSHA BANDHAN/RAKHI?
Coming up this 15th August is the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi. Rakhi celebrates the bond between brother and sister.
The sister ties a rakhi around her brother's wrist, which symbolises his protection. She then will receive a gift in return (I've got my fingers crossed for a great gift this year!)
Each year with these festivals comes the question of "WHAT TREAT TO COOK?!"
Our peda recipes include Kesar Malai Peda our readers most favourite Rajkot Na Peda, which became a huge hit on our Instagram.
However, I wanted to try a completely different flavour of peda this time.
My mum would often call Peda "Indian fudge" and I like to try and add an English influence to our Indian desserts, so I thought why not have a go at making Peda with Clotted Cream!
Some of the tastiest fudge I have ever eaten was during a family trip to Devon and Cornwall about 15 years back and me and my brother were treated to packets of the local fudge.
There were so many varieties from clotted cream fudge to Mars Bar fudge! And they clearly left an impact because I remember them clearly to this day!
CLOTTED CREAM PEDA
The key difference between Indian Peda and English fudge is that Peda are cooked with milk powder whereas fudge wouldn't be.
These heavenly clotted cream peda turned out so well and satisfied our British Asian souls.
They are the best of both worlds as they give you the feeling that you are eating cornish clotted cream fudge and Indian creamy peda all in one.
WHAT IS CLOTTED CREAM
Clotted cream is a thick cream traditionally made by heating milk indirectly. The cream rose to the surface and formed clots.
In the UK, the largest producer of clotted cream is Rodda's in Cornwall. We have eaten clotted cream with our homemade Lavender Scones.
INGREDIENTS FOR PERFECT CLOTTED CREAM PEDA
1. Clotted Cream - is available in almost every supermarket if you can't find it use Devonshire cream which has lower fat content.
2. Milk Powder - use full fat or full cream milk powder for this recipe if you want peda to be rich, creamy and soft.
3. Demerara Sugar - Natural unrefined cane sugar to give peda a light brown colour and fudgy taste. It's the most important ingredient to achieve the colour and taste.
4. Sweetened Condensed Milk - easily available but try not to use the light one.
5. Ghee - we are not using ghee in the recipe, but to grease our hands before handling the peda mixture, so the mixture doesn't stick to your palm.
HOW TO MAKE SMOOTH CLOTTED CREAM PEDA
Once you have all the ingredients ready, clotted cream peda comes together in a jiffy.
Just make sure in those 20 minutes you don't leave the site and keep watching the mixture like a hawk.
Ask your partners to look after babies and leave your phone out of your sight :D, I know that's the hardest part but if you want to achieve the premium quality stay by the oven at all times.
First, melt the sugar on low heat, then add all the ingredients and combine them well.
Now keep stirring and guard the mixture till it thickens, turn the heat off and remove the mixture into the plate.
Leave it to cool and then shape the peda.
SOME IMPORTANT TIPS TO MAKE SMOOTH CLOTTED CREAM PEDA
Use heavy bottom pan so the mixture doesn't stick to the surface of the pan, but keep stirring the mixture all the time.
To prevent cracks in the peda later on, keep peda mixture/dough slightly loose. Don't worry, once the mixture starts getting cool it will get thickened too and you'll easily make peda into any shape.
Always grease your palm with a dab of ghee before handling the cooked peda mixture to avoid stickiness.
Clotted cream peda can be stored at the room temperature around 20-22C for 2-3 days but if you want to keep it for longer refrigerate them in an airtight container.
Take them out 20 minutes before consuming as they tend to harden over time especially when you refrigerate them.
If you are in a hurry, just microwave them 8-10 seconds to bring it to room temperature.
You've done your hardest part, now sit back, share and enjoy these incredibly tasty clotted cream pedas with your loved ones, they can be served as a dessert, prasad or give it as an edible gift.
📖 Recipe
Clotted Cream Peda
Equipment
- 1 pan
Ingredients
Clotted cream peda
- 500 grams full fat milk powder
- 140 grams clotted cream
- 200 grams demerara sugar
- 80 ml single cream
- 300 grams sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon ghee
Garnish
- edible silver leaf aka chandi ka varaq
- rose petals edible
Instructions
- In a pan add sugar and let it melt but not to burn, keep the heat low.
- Once the sugar has melted, add cream, condensed milk and clotted cream.
- Keep the heat low and keep stirring the mixture.
- You’ll see sugar getting hardened but not to worry.
- Let the mixture bring it to boil, at this stage sugar will melt again.
- Now add milk powder and combine everything.
- Keep stirring the mixture after 8-10 minutes mixture will get thickened.
- Don’t let mixture too thicken, the mixture should not be like a dough.
- Once the mixture cools down, it will get thickened. (leave it for 5-6 hours to cool down)
- Rub some ghee on your palm and knead the peda mixture on the clean worktop.
- Make a big round ball, and roll out with a rolling pin, keep ½″.
- Cut into a round shape with a cookie cutter.
- OR divide the peda mixture into equal size of balls and flatten them slightly and make peda.
- Apply edible silver leaf if using.
- Garnish it with dried rose petals.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- If demerara sugar is not available, use golden caster or light muscovado sugar.
- Add a couple of vanilla extract drops for clotted cream and vanilla peda recipe.
- Khoya or mawa can be used but it won’t give you that velvet textured finish.
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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Archana says
With my love for sweets your post is most difficult to read without yearning for sweets. Love the write up (though I kept getting sidetracked) please take pity on me and send some peda across.
cookingwithsapana says
I fell in ,love with the pedas when I saw on FB, they look too pretty to eat. Would love to try the recipe may be during Diwali.
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Sapana, let us know your experience if you make these on coming Diwali.
Praneetha says
I learnt something new today, thank you. I didn't know what clotted cream was, hope I find it here to try these pedas. They look absolutely delicious and melt in mouth types.
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Praneetha, hope you find the clotted cream to enjoy these beauties.
Lathiya says
The pedas looks spectacular. Never tried clotted cream. Made the peda gorgeous.
jcookingodyssey says
Thank you Lathiya.
Anshu says
They look so delicious and melt in mouth! Always love your photography and detailed information on every post
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Anshu.
jayashree says
The pedas look too good and melt in the mouth. I wish I could grab a few from here Jagruti. Nice post !
jcookingodyssey says
Thank you Jayashree.
Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen says
Wow, those pedas look too good, jagruti! Love the presentation, wanna to grab that whole plate from the screen! Those cast iron pans look grogeous!
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Priya, we are loving our pans 🙂
Motions and Emotions says
These pedas are so inviting....Do we get clotted cream in India? Haven't seen in supermarkets...If I get it here will surely try this recipe
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Amrita, no I don't think clotted cream is available in India, you may want to try online.
Lata Lala says
Clotted cream peda looks absolutely scrumptious. Fusion version of peda is something worth trying. Gorgeous clicks as always.
A wonderful share.
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Lata, glad you like our recipe.
Anshika Juneja says
This look so mouthwatering. Peda is one of my favourite sweets. I’m definitely going to make this on Ganesh Chaturthi. This is something my family would definitely enjoy.
jcookingodyssey says
Thank you Anshika, let us know how you like it.
Sasmita says
Clotted Cream Peda looks so so melt in mouth kind sweet !!! The fusion touch of Cornish clotted cream here to the Indian sweet is really an amazing preparation. Love the categorization between Indian and English peda 😉
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Sasmita. Indeed they were so amazing.
Freda says
Clotted cream peda is a genius way of using clotted cream to make these treats! Excellent recipe, Jagruti!
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Freda.
Mayuri Patel says
Your article on Devonshire clotted cream is making me yearn for it. I love it especially with scones. Would have never thought of using it to make pedas. Such a wonderful idea and yes those ProCook Iron Cast casseroles look so chic.
jcookingodyssey says
Thanks Mayuri.
Sangeeta sethi says
Fantastic narration about the pedas .lovely preparation ..
jcookingodyssey says
Thank you Sangeeta. Glad you liked them.