Cucumber and peanut salad

Doodh peda, or Pal koya
microwave version)
Ingredients
60g butter
1 400g tin condensed milk
150g milk powder
A few cardamom seeds
A few fi nely chopped pistachios or almonds
Method
Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds. Add the condensed milk and milk powder.
Stir well. Replace in the microwave and cook for two minutes. Mix again thoroughly and cook for another
two minutes. The mixture should be quite fi rm, but malleable, like a fairly stiff pastry. If it is too soft, replace
in the microwave for another 1-2 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool slightly. Add the crushed cardamom
seeds and mix again. Divide into little balls (a bit smaller than a plum in size). Flatten slightly. If you have a
pattern you can stamp on top, that’s good। Otherwise just use a fork or the bottom of a glass. Decorate
the pedas with the chopped pistachios or almonds।