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The importance of offering yellow food on Akshaya Tritiya has been considered.
Lord Parshuram’s birth anniversary is celebrated on Akshaya Tritiya.
Kesar Peda Recipe: For the special occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, saffron peda can be prepared for offering to God. It is considered to be of special importance to offer yellow colored bhog on this day, in such a situation saffron peda can be a good option as Prasad. Let us inform that the birth anniversary of Lord Parshuram (Parashuram Jayanti) is celebrated only on Akshaya Tritiya. If you want to enjoy Prasad prepared at home instead of the market, then you can prepare Kesar Peda very easily. Its recipe is quite simple.
Saffron peda prepared with mawa and saffron can be made easily. If you have never made Kesar Peda, then our mentioned recipe can be very useful for you. You can prepare Kesar Peda for enjoyment by following the easy method.
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Ingredients for making Kesar Peda
Mawa (khoya) – 2 cups
Saffron – 1/4 tsp
Milk – 1 tsp
Sugar powder – 1/2 cup (as per taste)
Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
How to make Kesar Peda
If you want to make Kesar Peda for Akshaya Tritiya, then first of all put 1 spoon of milk in a small bowl and add saffron to it and mix it well. Now cover the saffron solution and keep it aside. Now put a pan on medium flame to heat it. Mash the mawa in it and put it to roast. Now stir the mawa with the help of a ladle for 7-8 minutes. Mawa has to be roasted till its color turns golden brown. After this turn off the gas.
Now take out the mixture in a plate or tray and spread it and keep it aside for 15-20 minutes, so that the mawa can cool down properly. After the mawa cools down, add sugar powder and cardamom powder to it and mix it well. After this add saffron solution to the mixture and mix it with light hands. Now cover the mixture and keep it in the fridge for half an hour.
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After the fixed time, take out the mawa mixture from the fridge and mix it well and knead the dough. Now divide the prepared dough in equal proportion. Now take one part and make it round first, then press it lightly with your hand and give it the shape of a tree. Similarly, prepare saffron leaves one by one and keep them on a plate. At the end, put one or two saffron threads on the top of the tree. Then wrap it again with cling wrap and keep it in the fridge for 4-5 hours. Due to which the trees become tough. Now saffron trees are ready for enjoyment.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : April 22, 2023, 08:05 IST
