Lal Peda is Varanasi's answer to the classic milk sweet — khoya, slow-cooked over a low flame until it takes on its signature deep red-caramel colour, then hand-shaped and finished with a touch of cardamom. It's one of the oldest recipes in our kitchen, and still our most-reordered Banarasi sweet.
We start with fresh full-cream milk, reduced slowly in small batches until it thickens into khoya. The mixture is then cooked further with sugar until it reaches its characteristic reddish-brown hue — a process that takes patience and can't be rushed. Each peda is shaped by hand before packing.
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Tastes exactly like the peda we used to get in Varanasi as kids. Not overly sweet, and the texture is spot on. Ordered a second box within the week.
Ordered for a family function, arrived well packed and fresh. Everyone asked where I got it from. Will reorder for Diwali.
Good taste, slightly sweeter than I expected but still very good quality. Delivery was quick, within 3 days.
We begin preparing only after your order is confirmed — never off a shelf that's been sitting for days.
Traditional slow-cooking methods with 100% pure ghee, for the authentic Banarasi taste in every piece.
Sealed immediately to lock in aroma and moisture, so every box reaches you kitchen-fresh.
Varanasi's most trusted mithai kitchen since 2000 — every box still carries our name.
