Monday, September 6, 2010

Chocolate Pedas (Chocolate and Ricotta Cheese balls)

Chocolate Pedas

I made these for Gokul Ashtami and the kids loved them .In fact they shaped and decorated them .Could manage to take a few quick clicks before they were happily devoured :)

Ricotta cheese makes these delightful pedas very light but you can also make them in the traditional way using mawa/khoya .

Ingredients:

 15 oz (425 g) Ricotta cheese
1 heaped tbsp Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa pwdr
2 tbsp sugar or as per taste
1/4th tsp Nutmeg pwdr
pinch of salt
Chocolate chips for decoration
1 tsp ghee(clarified butter)
1 tsp corn starch dissolved in 1 tbsp water

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Directions :

In a non-stick pan heat 1 tsp ghee.Add the Ricotta  cheese,sugar,salt ,cocoa pwdr,nutmeg pwdr and the dissolved corn starch and cook on a low flame stirring frequently till the mixture thickens for around 15 minutes.
Remove on a greased plate and spread it out to cool.Once cool make small balls and flatten them slightly .Decorate with one chocolate chip on top.Serve at room temp or chilled .Store in the fridge for upto 4-5 days.

Ricotta cheese,sugar,cocoa pwdr n nutmeg






Mixture should look like this after 15 mins
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This recipe goes to sugar High Friday #69 -Bite Size Desserts


16 comments:

  1. I bet the girls loves shaping them! Eating them asap is undoubtedly the next step! :)

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  2. I'm a chocolate lover ...adding chocolate here must have enhanced the taste ...Looks tempting

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  3. yummy choclate pedas,i too made pedas for gokulashtami

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  4. THATS SUPER AMAZING.....FANTABULOUS LOOKING PEDAS.....WAT A CREATION...LOVELY

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  5. Chocolate pedas looks so delicious and tempting that I am drooling seeing those pedas. Wonderful presentation.

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  6. wow looks yumm !! amazing little pedhas

    Lavanya

    www.lavsblog.com

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  7. peda looks incredible..very beautifully done.

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  8. Pedas looks so delicious..me too a chocolate lover.

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  9. Yummy pedas ragini, love the stepwise pics too

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  10. So yummy!
    www.elaichii.blogspot.com

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  11. nice chocolatey twist to pedas!!

    do visit my blog when u get time...

    cheeers

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  12. I am glad to find your blog.You have an amazing collection.
    These is a superb twist on the classic peda.Loved it.Do visit me sometime!
    Sinfully Spicy

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  13. Love your recipe.I will surely try it.

    Gayathri

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  14. tried this one yesterday....yummy...thanks

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