Cuisine: Madhya Pradesh
Category: Dessert
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Serves: 8
Difficulty: Easy
🌿 Vegetarian
Dense khoya balls flavoured with cardamom and rolled in coconut — the simple Indore mithai that is among the most beloved traditional sweets of MP.
Ingredients
- 2 cups khoya (mawa) — fresh, crumbled
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- A pinch of saffron soaked in 1 tbsp warm milk
- 2 tbsp pistachios — finely chopped
- 1/2 cup desiccated coconut for rolling
Method
- Heat a non-stick pan on medium-low. Add crumbled khoya.
- Stir continuously for 5 to 6 minutes until the khoya warms through and becomes a smooth, soft, pliable mass. Remove from heat.
- Add powdered sugar while still hot. Mix thoroughly — the heat dissolves the sugar into the khoya.
- Add cardamom powder, saffron milk and chopped pistachios. Mix.
- Cool until handleable but still warm — the mixture firms as it cools.
- Divide into 16 portions. Roll each into a smooth ball between your palms.
- Roll each ball in desiccated coconut to coat.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes to firm. Serve at room temperature.