Peda, Pheda or Pera is a sweet from the Indian subcontinet, usually prepared in thick, semi-soft peices. The main ingredients are khoa, sugar and traditional flavourings, including cardamom seeds and saffron. The colour varies from a creamy white to a caramel colour
Mathura Peda/ Bumiya na Peda is a
traditional sweet made from milk. In earlier days it was made from cow’s milk
but now a day’s it is made from buffalo’s milk. Bura (powdered sugar) Mawa(dry
milk), kesar and elaichi (cardamom) are used while making it. This sweet is
specially prepared on the occasion of janmasthami, navratra, deepavali or any auspicious ocassion.
