Milk Fudge – New Year Special!!!
- 28
- December
- 2009
Doodh Peda:
Milk Peda, Milk Fudge, Doodh Peda, Paal Peda, Paal Halwa.
Even though I didn’t post daily in 2009 (as I did in 2008), this year has continued to be all ‘slow cooking classic recipes’. It has been active, challenging, energetic, realistic and somewhat glorious year. I can’t imagine what 2010 hold up for me…yet I am ready, alright bring it on!!!
How about some milky milk fudge to treat everyone on New Year’s eve? This is a classic, delicious, creamy and very simple fudge. It sets up beautifully and is not too soft, texture is bit grainy and yet melt in mouth perfection.:)
I didn’t measure today, but it is probably closer to a gallon of milk and two cups of sugar. Well, if you are planning to cook in a jiffy…I got to tell you this ‘The short cut version of doodh peda recipe, exists all over the Internet’…but this is something from my kitchen, the slow cooking method(to kill the time)!
Note: I insist to measure the essential ingredients (sugar and milk)ahead of time, because you will be standing at front of the stove top, stirring the whole time.
Ingredients:
Whole milk – a gallon
Sugar – definitely as per taste
Ghee few spoons – to grease one’s palm for shaping them into pedas.
No cardamom, no saffron, no vanilla essence…just plain and simple:)
Method:
Put milk and sugar in a heavy bottom, non-stick vessel and heat over low to medium range. Stir, stir and stir.
How long one should stir?
“One got to stir till shoulder hurts.”
My mother would rather say, “Stir till the whole mixture(sugar and milk)get thick and start to loose off from the sides of the pot and it will start to splutter and splutter.
Be careful, when milk fudge splutters…it really hurts your hand, I have ruined enough:(
Now pour the contents into a well greased pan, then shape them into lovely pedas. And sprinkle chopped nuts (optional).
Leave to cool and harden.
Note: If you boil the fudge too long its going to get too hard; if you don’t boil it enough, its going to stay sticky and moist…so timing is essential, but nobody can actually tell exactly when one should to take it off from the stove.
Other Information:I started around 11′O Clock in the morning and finished stirring around 3.30 in the afternoon. Another 45 minutes of shaping and trying to put an impression(in vain)all happened. Between…did I tell you all, cleaning the stove took at least one and half hours the next day morning.:(
Once you mastered the art of making it, invite your friends, nibble fudge, laugh and shrug off the pain from your shoulders.:)
Those fudge cookies look just lovely!
Happy New Year!
Fantastic fudge, can guess ur hardwork behind this tremendous sweet…Feel like grabbing few from the click..
wow……….Malar……….fudge looks really yummm dear.
Lot of effort…..worth making these sweets.
Yummy yumm.. Sure the efforts and stirring worth it
Wish you too a fabulous 2010 !!!!!
Oh ! I just love milk peda…but…OUCH .. 11 -3:30 pm is lot of time…and not to forget the cleaning time and hurting of hands…I would think 1000 times before I do it
….Hats off to you dear.
Thanks for visiting my blog! What a sweet and gorgeous recipe. Ideal for my liking
Happy Holidays!
Cheers,
Gera
Hi Malar, I tried pedha once using condensed milk.but it did not turn out that good. Now I will surely do with this method.
Renuka
http://cookingyummy.blogspot.com
It looks absolutely so yummy! I couldn’t understand how just milk and sugar get so thick until I read the last note you put. It lasts more than 4 hours! Now I see what your mom means by “until your shoulder hurts”. I want to try but I don’t have enough courage about timing and I’m not sure if my shoulders have enough strength. Maybe I should practice some weight lifting beforehand:)
Happy new year to you and your family!
am sure it would have tasted awesome..worth all the efforts..
Wow did it take that long to cook this, You have so much patience
I used to put it on low flame for about 1 hour stirring in between and then keep stirring for the last 30 minutes, fudge looks perfect Malar!
Hmm tempting tempting..Happy New Yr Malar Sweetie:)
Looks delish and cute…feel like grabbibg one….yummm
wow…these fudge have come out so well.. love the color
Hardwork + Long hours + One hurting hand = Yummy pedhaas.
Conclusion: Happy Malar
Happy Holidays and a Creative New Year.
You certainly have lot of patience. Looks too good.
Fruitful work dear, i’m getting tempted everytime i come to your page.. this one is surely a holiday treat!! Happy holidays da!;)
Happy New Year looks great worth all the hard work lol Rebecca
MMMmm mmmmm Mmmm looks sooooooooooooooo delicious.. That perfect and my fav one too.. love it so much Wish I am near your place so that you will give me some too.
Really mouthwatering malar just again saw the picture and commenting I always love the plain one most.
it’s good to exercise your arms in the kitchen……when you know that you are going to nibble on those pedas for the next couple of days !!
yes , you are posting all traditionally prepared recipes these days n i like it this way , reducing the milk smells so good i do it sometimes to make our traditional fair……
FYI i post a few traditional recipes on my blog banaras ka khana too….
மலர் உங்கள் சமையல் திறனை என்னன்னு சொல்றது சொல்ல வார்த்தைகள் இல்லப்பா.
நிறைய ரெசிபிக்கு பதில் கொடுக்கனும் ஆனால் உங்கள் பிலாக் ஓப்பன் ஆக ரொம்ப டைம் எடுக்குதுபா.
milk peda rompa super
Wow my all time fav sweet….Really yummy yummy and yummy…
These are my favourite,looks really perfect and delicious,loved the step by step pics too..Best is always a home made one…
quite difficult to do…great job!!looks delicious.
Wow.. i think u r going to have a yummy and sweet new year!!..looks so tempting and delicious!
M a kinda lazy to do such a big method….
…. Kudos to u…. they luk lip smacking …. Happy New year to U nd Ur family 
Oh! that is an outstanding prep…. Yummy sweet delight for a warm welcome to the coming year of love, joy,wishes & dishes too….
Happy Celebrations!!!!
Wishing You & your family a very happy year ahead….
Ash…
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
Yummmy!!!… it looks sooo good
Dear malar
So you have been fudging around for 4 hrs 30 min, to give us this great fudge? Thank you so much!!
..PeDa made out of milk and by your metod, can not be surpassed by any other known method!That unique aroma one will never get,,, As you rightly said no need to add artificial fragrance..let it be for other PeDa procedures!!!
So you had an exciting 1 hr 30 min, cleaning the burner!!!That means you will have a very exciting and productive ( like this classical PeDa and many others) 2010…Happy New year
Pretty much delectable pedas malar.Neatly presented n it’s calling me
nice yummy recipe….please do check this link : http://easy2cookrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-party-09-at-easy2cookrecipes.html
Delicious fudge. Got it perfect with all the hardwork of stirring. Wishing you a very Happy and a Prosperous New year Malar!!1
Pedas look yummy.
So Malar, which one came first? The sleep due to stirring pedas for such a long time(4 hrs??) or the urge to make pedas due to the pasta
hi malar,
fudge looks delicious, love pedas, milk,both
hi malar
fugde looks great!!!
Wish u a very happy new year dear..
arundhuti
http://www.gourmetaffair.blogspot.com/
Looks fantastic Malar…divine:!!!
oh god..beautiful peda after loads of hardwork..Really worth having it with friends
I made for Diwali pedas but not the condensed milk version! But this one is quiet time consuming! But love the flavor and real taste of this one!
Nice and sweet post, Malar….Milk kova, peda is an all time favorite..Happy New year dear..
Lovely pedas malar…worth the effort…looks delicious.
Wish you a very happy new year!!!
apt for the holidays n the new year.wat more to ask for than a sweet like this?
OMG! what a great recipe Malar! No one can do a fudge like you da. I am blown over on reading the efforts. But you inspire each and every reader to try this. Shall I come over to get that cute fudge:)
why many of you guys are posting sweet recipes when I am planning to cut some..I cant resist pedhas..Common I can cut down on sweets from tomorrow..let me have some today!!yummy..a pain paid off..great size pedhas..you are going to kill me!!
The Pedas look good. Will I make them? No. I can still walk out and buy them out here in India. But am sure what you have made would taste better. Looks good too.
Reminds me on tharatipaal….love the recipe and the click!
Oh my u had some pretty good exercise there! I wouldnt have been able to do so..kudos to u my dear! Fudge looks absolutely mouth watering!
Pedha look lovely and certainly a labour of love.Such along time in making but all good things take time.
nice pedas…fresh n tasty…home made pedas always taste yummm…nice pics
Thank you so much, girls:)
I like the idea of indulging in the pedas and shrugging the pain off my shoulders Malar
. Yummy recipe!
Fantastic malar,Wishing you and your family a very happy and prosperous New Year dear:)
hi malar, back again to wish you and your family a very happy new year love, May the God! bless you with everything you want the year ahead, love to see more healthy and yummy dishes from your lovely blog…
you have lots of patience
But like you said, the longer version tastes better than the short one. Happy New Year
That looks so yummy! What a great recipe! How did I miss this wonderful post???
U have some infact lots of patience dear…..o’course after so much of muscle time pedas will be tasty no second thought about that….I only made mawa once, almost a month back or so for gulab jamuns….half of that we both finished with little sugar just like that only(why spend few more min. to make rounds when they taste equally good otherwise too…ha…) that’s to tell u my patience level for making indian sweets…..
U did such a good job on these pedas…