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For Christmas this year, I wanted to try something new which my daughter can also enjoy. So, I decided to make malai peda/milk fudge. Its very easy to make, requires just 3 main ingredients. Hope you like it.



Ingredients

1. Milk powder - 1 Cup
2. Heavy Whipping Cream - 1/2 Cup 
3. Sugar - 1/3 Cup
4. Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp
5. Clarified butter - 1 tsp

Preparation Steps:

1. Mix heavy cream and milk powder in a pot and keep mixing till it gets thicker. Ensure you keep mixing continuously else it might burn or stick to the bottom of the pan.
2. It will start leaving the sides of the pan and become like a thick dough. This thick dough is called Mawa.
3. Immediately transfer to a plate in-order to stop the cooking process.
4. When its luke warm, add cardamom powder and sugar. Ensure you add sugar only after the dough cools down else sugar will melt and the batter will become thin.
5. Ensure it is luke warm and not completely cold because if it cools completely, then it will form cracks while making milk fudge patties.
6. Add food color of your choice for a festive look. I have used yellow, red and green food color to make yellow, red and green milk fudge/malai peda respectively.
7. Make patties/diamond shapes and decorate with sprinkles or crushed nuts.