Ped | Gundar ni Ped | Edible Gum Halwa
Gundar ni Ped also called Gond ka Halwa tastes so delicious. My Dadi always said that eat 1 tablespoon of this and it will help your body fight diseases and regain strength. This recipe is close to my heart as it has been passed on from my dadi to my mom. My mom taught me how to make it and I am sharing this with all of you. Edible Gum or Gundar is fried in the ghee and then milk is added to it. The milk then curdles and forms a thick khoya. Nuts, ginger powder and long pepper powder are then added to it and this delicious halwa is formed. It tastes so delicious and is very healthy. Checkout the recipe below.
Ingredients
- 5 cups whole milk
- 1 cup whole almonds
- 1 cup whole walnuts
- 1/2 cup gundar edible gum
- 1/2 cup melted ghee
- 3/4 cup ginger powder
- 1 and 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup ganthoda Peepramil or long pepper powder
- 1/2 cup dry coconut
- 1 tablespoon cardamom powder
- 1/2 tsp kesar
Instructions
- In a food processor grind walnuts and almonds till it is a coarse mixture
- In a deep pan on medium to high heat, add ghee and let it melt
- Add Gundar to the ghee and let it fry till they become crunchy and change the shape
- Add milk to the pan and stir the milk
- After 5 minutes the milk will curdle and form a thick mawa like texture
- Keep on stirring and cooking the milk till it reduces to 1/2 (this process will take about 20-30 minutes)
- Once the milk is reduced to 1/2 add sugar and let it boil till it is reduced to 1/3
- Sprinkle Kesar in the milk mixture and mix it well
- Add Ginger powder, Ganthoda (Long pepper powder) and cardamom powder
- Then add chopped walnuts, chopped almonds and dry coconut
- Mix everything well till it thickens
- Garnish with chopped almonds and let it cool
- Store it in refrigerator for 1 month