Mathura Peda (Cardamom Milk Fudge)

Name: Mathura Peda (Cardamom Milk Fudge)
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150g full fat milk powder; 100g sweetened condensed milk; 50g ghee; 2 tbsp whole milk; 0.5 tsp ground cardamom; 0.25 tsp saffron strands; 2 tbsp caster sugar, for rolling

Soft, fudgy milk discs with a hint of saffron and cardamom, made quickly from milk powder.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.53 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 peda (14)

Ingredients

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150 gfull fat milk powder
100 gsweetened condensed milk
50 gghee
2 tbspwhole milk
½ tspground cardamom
¼ tspsaffron strands
2 tbspcaster sugarfor rolling

Method

1
Warm the milk and soak the saffron in it for 5 minutes.
2
Melt the ghee in a non stick pan over a low heat. Add the condensed milk and the saffron milk and stir until smooth.
3
Tip in the milk powder and cardamom and stir constantly for 6 to 8 minutes until the mixture is thick and pulls away from the pan into a soft ball.
7 min
4
Turn onto a plate and cool for 10 minutes until you can handle it.
10 min
5
Knead briefly, roll into 14 smooth balls and flatten each into a disc. Press the centre with your thumb.
6
Dip each peda lightly in the sugar. Eat the same day or keep in the fridge for 4 days.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.