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Quick to Make & Impossible to Resist Pedas For Janmashtami

14 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube cooking demonstration, the presenter shows how to make a quick, no‑cook pedas (Indian sweet) using roasted chana (or ready‑made sattu flour) as the base. The recipe requires only four main ingredients—ground chana/sattu, date paste for sweetness, beetroot juice for color, and cardamom for flavor—plus optional garnishes of pistachios and rose petals. The process involves grinding or sifting the chana into a fine powder, blending dates into a smooth paste, mixing everything into a soft dough, dividing it into ten balls, and stamping each with a strainer to create a decorative design. The entire preparation takes about ten minutes, requires no cooking gas, and is positioned as a healthy, festive sweet for Janmashtami.

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Did you know you can turn this roasted chana into a super healthy mithai? You need just 4 ingredients, no gas, and only 10 minutes. Perfect to try this festive season. First, peel the roasted chana and grind them into a fine powder. Or if you prefer, just use ready-made sattu flour. Strain it into a smooth mixture. For sweetness, we'll use dates. Add them to a blender and blend until they turn into a smooth paste. Add this paste to the sattu along with beetroot juice and some cardamom. Now mix everything well with your hands to form a soft dough. Divide the dough into 10 equal parts and roll them into smooth balls. To shape the pedas, we are going to use a fun little trick. Take a strainer and press to make this cute stamp design. Now just garnish with pistachios and rose petals, and that's it! Melt-in-the-mouth pedas ready within minutes.