Perad is guava cheese. The preparation time for this appetizing sweet can be lengthy. They are soft and slightly chewy.
Ingredients:
Guavas 1 kg
2½ cups sugar
1½ tbsp butter
1½ lime juice
Salt to taste
Method:
Cut the guavas into tiny pieces.
Boil 1 litre of water.
Add the guavas and let them cook till tender. Grind the guavas and pass them through a sieve or muslin cloth. Dispose of the seeds and skin.
Put the guava pulp in a pan on medium heat. Keep stirring so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the sugar.
Once the pulp starts turning into a darker shade, add the lime juice and butter. Mix.
Once the pulp starts leaving the sides of the pan, remove it from the heat.
Transfer it to a plate greased with some butter. Flatten and smoothen it out.
Let it cool and set for 6-7 hours. Cut it into rectangles or diamonds.
