Kesar Pedha

My little one's latest favorite is pedha. His eyes lit up at the mere mention of it..last week he asked me to buy some for him. I decided to give it try at home. They turned out very well..infact better than store bought.

Ingredients
1 litre full fat milk  (Gokul for those in maharashtra works the best)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tspn crushed nuts
1 tspn saffron threads/ kesar
1 tbsp warm milk
Method
1) Boil the milk and then let it simmer on low flame till it is starts solidifying. It may take upto 50 min to 1 hour. Stir continuously. After this stage mawa or khoya is formed
2) Mash this mawa using the back of the spatula or a masher. 
3) Reheat the mawa in a microwave for 3 min at the interval of 1 min and stirring in between or on a non stick pan until the mawa starts leaving the pan and is able to form a soft ball
4) Remove from the pan and let it cool down completely. 
5) In a bowl, mix the milk and kesar. Add this milk, sugar and chopped nuts together to the mawa.
) Mash the mixture well.
7) Form small balls shape it like pedhas. Garnish with nuts on top

Tip  You can add more flavors to this of your choice