Enjoy this quick and instant microwave milk peda prepared with milk powder and sweetened condensed milk for those sweet tooth cravings—a perfect dish for party and potlucks and also for any occasion.
I love quick and instant sweets. And this microwave milk peda is a favorite sweet in our family. It is also known as doodh peda, doodh meaning milk in Hindi.
For parties or potlucks and even during festivals, this milk peda or the badam peda will be my go-to recipe. You can make this sweet this less than 30 minutes and the active cooking time is only 3 to 4 minutes. You don’t need to worry about stirring like for the stove-top version.
Even though I am not a sweet tooth person, I love a few milk-based sweets, and luckily, the family loves it as well. So I always opt for quick and instant microwave sweets. The most significant advantage is, you can make them quickly without any fuss and mess. You can also make in less quantity, which means it’s easy to control the portions, just perfect to curb those sweet tooth cravings.
The milk powder plays a significant role here. I get mine from an Indian store, and this time I used the Laxmi brand milk powder/mawa for this. (PS – Not sponsored) Use whole milk powder for this recipe as it yields the best results.
Microwave Timings-
I tested this recipe in my 900W microwave at the full 100% heat setting. I have tried this recipe in the 1100W microwave, also with triple the measure. As the measure was high, I microwaved it for 3 minutes, 3 seconds. And for this one, I microwave for 4 minutes. The overall cooking time is 3 to 4 minutes depending upon the microwave heat setting.
Check for the right consistency and stop the cooking after that.
I have explained the microwave settings and how to find your Microwave power in the moong dal namkeen post. Please refer to that.
Now without any further ado, let’s see how to make this instant milk peda in the microwave.
How to make milk peda in microwave
- Add ½ tsp of the saffron to the luke-warm milk and let it soak for 5 minutes.
- In a safe microwave bowl, combine the milk powder, sweetened condensed milk without any lumps. It will be thick, and that’s ok.
- Microwave this mixture for a minute.
- Now add the saffron soaked milk and the two tsps of ghee and mix well.
- Microwave this mixture for about 2 to 3 minutes, stirring the mixture for every 1 minute. Do not microwave the milk powder mixture for more than 1 to 1.5 minutes without stirring.
- After 3 minutes of microwaving, let it sit for a minute. Wet your palms and take a small piece of peda and check if you can shape it into a small ball.
- If you can shape it, then let the mixture cool for five minutes. If not, microwave again for 30 seconds, mix and let it cool.
- The total microwave time is 3 to 4 minutes depending upon your microwave heat setting.
Shaping the Peda:
- Grease your palm with ghee. Take a small marble-sized peda, roll into a small ball, and flatten it into a round disc.
- Using a fork, press the peda for some designs, or you can use any cookie cutters and shape the peda as well.
- Garnish it with remaining saffron strands. Refrigerate and enjoy it!
Recipe Notes
- Do not cook in microwave continuously for more than 1.5 minutes. The timing entirely depends upon the heat power setting of your microwave. But for this, it shouldn’t take more than 4 minutes. Make sure you are stirring the mixture for every one minute.
- Consistency Check: After three minutes, let the peda sit for a minute. Then take a small piece and see if you can rotate it/shape into a round ball like this. If you can, then that is the right consistency. Do not cook beyond this point. But if the mixture is still semi-solid, microwave for just 30 seconds.
- Shape the pedas when the milk mixture is warm. If you allow it cool, the mixture thickens, and it’s hard to get a smooth shape. If that happens, add one or tbsps of milk and microwave it for 30 seconds and then start shaping.
- You can shape the peda according to your preference, either round or oval or elongated.
Indian Sweets Made in Microwave-
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📖 Recipe
Instant Milk Peda | Microwave Milk Peda | Milk Powder Fudge
Equipment
- Microwave
Ingredients
Measurement Details: 1 cup=240ml; 1tbsp=15ml; 1tsp=5ml;
- 1 cup milk powder
- 7 oz sweetened condensed milk half of the 14 oz can
- 3 tsp ghee divided
- 1.5 tbsp milk luke-warm
- ½ tsp saffron plus a few to garnish
Instructions
- Add ½ tsp of the saffron to the luke-warm milk and let it soak for 5 minutes.
- In a safe microwave bowl, combine the milk powder, sweetened condensed milk without any lumps. It will be thick, and that's ok.
- Microwave this mixture for a minute.
- Now add the saffron soaked milk and the two tsps of ghee and mix well—microwave this mixture for about 2 to 3 minutes, stirring the mixture for every 1 minute. Do not microwave the milk powder mixture for more than 1 to 1.5 minutes without stirring.
- After 3 minutes of microwaving, let it sit for a minute. Wet your palms and take a small piece of peda and check if you can shape it into a small ball.
- If you can shape it, then let the mixture cool for five minutes. If not, microwave again for 30 seconds, mix and let it cool.
- The total microwave time is 3 to 4 minutes depending upon your microwave heat setting.
Shaping the Peda:
- Grease your palm with ghee. Take a small marble-sized peda, roll into a small ball, and flatten it into a round disc.
- Using a fork, press the peda for some designs, or you can use any cookie cutters and shape the peda as well.
- Garnish it with remaining saffron strands. Refrigerate and enjoy it!
Notes
- Do not cook in microwave continuously for more than 1.5 minutes. The timing entirely depends upon the heat power setting of your microwave. But for this, it shouldn't take more than 4 minutes. Make sure you are stirring the mixture for every one minute.
- Consistency Check: After three minutes, let the peda sit for a minute. Then take a small piece and see if you can rotate it/shape into a round ball like this. If you can, then that is the right consistency. Do not cook beyond this point. But if the mixture is still semi-solid, microwave for just 30 seconds.
- Shape the pedas when the milk mixture is warm. If you allow it cool, the mixture thickens, and it's hard to get a smooth shape. If that happens, add one or tbsps of milk and microwave it for 30 seconds and then start shaping.
- You can shape the peda according to your preference, either round or oval or elongated.
Nutrition
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
Update Notes – Recipe updated with new pictures and recipe cards in 2020
Greta recipe
Is it okay if I reduce the quantity of the condensed milk to r lessen the sweeteness
of course.
Can I omit the saffron?
Yes you can.
I love sweets. When it comes to pedas, just can’t resist. This dish I tried. It came out OK. Followed the recipe as instructed. Pedas were chewy. I don’t know what went wrong. Is there anyway I can make them less chewy?
Try reducing the cooking time by 30 to 45 seconds. As we mix and cook more it tends to become chewy. Also, the milk powder ones are slightly on the chewy side.
This is one sweet my hubby will like. Thanks plan to make it soon.
Quick and easy way to make this delicious dessert!
:-) Thanks Sandhya
Microwave peda came out perfect.
:-) :-)
A quick and delicious MW sweet.
Yup Thanks :-)
Interesting! Well I have no clue on these but the sweet looks delicious.
:-) :-)
My daughter and myself are great fans of srivilliputtur paal khova. This MW version looks super easy…
oh yeah me too. Nothing can beat that khoa
Quick and easy peda to prepare whenever we feel like having this dangerously addictive milk sweets..
Very true
A sweet way to bring in d new year .. Lovely paalkoa there
Thanks.
That’s a quick one to make in MW…
yeah agreed. Thanks
wish u a happy new year and perfect recipe to bring it on
Thanks and same to you too
Super, Happy new year Sri….looks awesome :)
Thanks Malar and wish you the same
A quick way to get dessert to the table.
yup very true
My fav sweet, love it. Feel like grabbing some
:-) Thanks. Will send some
Wish you happy New year and a great way to celebrate it.
Thanks Suma and same to you too
Traditional sweet to celebrate the new year. Wish you a happy Tamil new year!
Thank you and wish you the same.
Yummiest and simplest sweet :)
Thanks FV
my father is from srivalliputtur and theratti paal happens to be my favorite.I will definately try it now.
thanks for the microwave recipe because without a gas stove, it is hard to make it the traditional way …
-Padma(divya’s mom)
Hi Padma, Welcome here.. Thanks for your comment. Nothing can beat the Srivalliputtur paal khoa though. :-)