Coconut peda recipe | nariyal peda recipe

Coconut peda recipe is a famous indian sweet recipe or indian recipe prepared with 3 basic ingredients which includes dedicated coconut, milk and sugar. It is typically prepared during festival seasons during diwali, ganesh chaturthi and navarathri.

There are two ways to make coconut peda

1. Coconut peda with condensed milk

It is a quick & instant 15-minute recipe of making coconut peda with fresh/desiccated coconut, condensed milk (milkmaid) and cardamom powder.

2. Nariyal peda

This recipe melt in the mouth delicious coconut peda made with desiccated coconut & sugar. These nariyal peda are easy to make provided you get 1 thread or Ek taar consistency in the sugar syrup. If you overcook the sugar syrup beyond the 1 thread consistency, the coconut peda will become hard.

NARIYAL PEDA

Recipe card for nariyal peda recipe:

NARIYAL PEDA

PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES

COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES

TOTAL TIME: 30 MINUTES

CUSINE: DESERT

AUTHOR: SWATI RASOI

SERVES: 4

INGREDIANTS

2 cups coconut, fresh / desiccated

1½ cup milk

¾ cup sugar

2 tbsp cashew, chopped

2 tbsp almonds, chopped

½ teaspoon cardamom powder or 4 to 5 green cardamoms crushed in a mortar-pestle

2 tbsp desiccated coconut for rolling (optional)

1 tbsp pista, for garnishing

PREPARATION

1. In a deep sauce pan or a kadai, take 2 cups fresh coconut.
2. Stir and saute the coconut on a low flame for 3 to 4 minutes. The sauteing is to just get rid of some moisture. Don’t brown them. If using desiccated coconut, then no need to saute it in ghee.
3. Mix the desiccated coconut with 1 1/2 cup milk.
4. Mix well making sure the coconut gets wet readmore…