Chocolate Peda

Ingredients:

Milk maid – 1/2 can

Cocoa powder 2 tablespoons

A pinch of salt

Khoya/mawa 2 cups + 1 tablespoon

Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp

Liquid chocolate food colour 1/8 teaspoon

Pista – few chopped finely

Almonds,slivered 10-12

1 tablespoon ghee

Sugar 1/2 cups

Method:

Cook the khoya with sugar in a non-stick pan, stirring continuously, for about twenty minutes, or till the mixture
begins to leave the sides of the pan.

Remove the pan from the heat, add the cocoa powder and chocolate colour, and mix well. Set aside to cool.

Divide the mixture into sixteen equal portions and shape them into peda.

Decorate with almond slivers and set aside for one whole day to set before serving.