Perad Pies (Guava Cheese Pies). Arrange guava slices on the bottom of the prepared pie crust, mounding slices of guava in the center of the crust. I would also recommend some flour in the pie to thicken the juices. Guava is a versatile fruit that goes great in pies.

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Ingredients of Perad Pies (Guava Cheese Pies)

You need of Guava Cheese / Goan Perad.
Prepare 2 of Guavas large sized.
It's as needed of Water for boiling.
You need 1 cup of Sugar.
You need 1 tbsp of Ghee or extra if prefered.
Prepare of Pie dough.
It's 50 gram of Fresh Green Peas.
You need 2 tbsp of Water or required for pureeing.
It's 4 tablespoon of Sugar.
You need 1 cup of Wheat flour.
It's 1/4 teaspoon of Salt.
Prepare pinch of Nutmeg Powder.
It's 1 teaspoon of Ghee.

Try this amazing Guava Cheese delight by Preetha and have a Merry Christmas! Perad, also known as Guava Cheese is a very popular dessert from Goa. It is another dish that was brought to Goa by the Portuguese. It has a texture like a fudge and can be used as a spread over toast.

Perad Pies (Guava Cheese Pies) instructions

Slice 2 large guavas. Add water to immerse sliced guavas and boil until guavas turn soft and pale. Cool completely..
Meanwhile, In a blender, take 50 grams fresh green peas. Add 4 tablespoon sugar. Blend all together into a smooth thick paste by adding little water..
In a bowl, take 1 cup wheat flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, a big pinch nutmeg powder..
Add the ground green peas paste and knead into a smooth dough. Add a teaspoon ghee and grease dough completely. Cover and rest the dough for 30minutes..
Coming to our guavas, blend the boiled guava pieces along with little guava boiled liquid into a smooth paste. Filter and keep aside..
Heat a wide pan in low heat. Add the guava paste and a cup of sugar. Keep stirring every 2 minutes until sugar melts completely. Do it in low heat..
Add a tablespoon ghee. Add extra if prefered. Stir and cook until guava paste turns nonsticky. Transfer the guava mass into a ghee greased plate. Spread and level the surface as we do for mysore pak. Cool completely and cut into squares. Goan Perad is ready..
Coming to our green pie dough, divide the final dough into 2 parts. Roll one part of the dough into a medium thickness large roti. Use a round cookie cutter to cut even circles..
Make a slight incision at the centre of few circles. The ones with hole will be the pie top while the rest the bottom..
Place a perad square, medium sized ones preferably on the bottom smooth circle. The circle with hole to be placed on top covering the filling. Seal the pie completely. Use a fork to create prints over the corners..
Similarly make all the pies. Transfer the pies to a greased baking tray. Bake pies inside a preheated pot. Preheating time 10 minutes. Baking time 15 minutes medium to high. Cover the pot and bake. Bake until pie crusts turn golden..
Perad pies / Guava cheese Pies are ready..

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