Coconut Peda

Grated Coconut 1/2 cup
Condensed milk 1 Tin
Milk 2 Tbsp
Saffron few strands
Dry fruit for decoration


Directions

Dry grind the grated coconut until it reaches to a powdery consistency.

Soak saffron in about 2 tbsp of milk for about 10 minutes.

In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat the condensed milk along with the milk and saffron and bring it to boil. When the bubbles come add powdered coconut and keep stirring it for another few minutes until the mixture thickening and forming a single mass.

Now cool it for 2 minutes and slowly and carefully form circular laddus and slowly press it using your palms to flatten it thus making pedas. The sweet still needs to be hot when you shape it. Be quick when you do it. You need to do it before the sweet cools completely.Slowly press in a dry fruit in the center.

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