Milk Halwa-A quick and simple milk based dessert from Southern India
Milk Halwa- Today we all are celebrating Krishna Janmashtami and busy making sweet and savoury dishes to offer as prashad. During fasting we consume only fruits and vegetables and flours made with them, as cereals and lentils are not consumed during fasts.
In south India, this milk halwa is popular as Palkova. This is a quick and instant type of dessert recipe and you just need a few ingredients to make this milk halwa. You can either use lemon juice or curd to curdle the milk, can also be made on a stove top or in a microwave oven. Results of both are good.
I have posted many sweet and savory recipes that can be made during fasting – My favorite recipes to make for fasting are – Sama and potato cutlets, Aloo ka halwa, Kuttu ka dahivada , Sabudana khichdi and Rajgiri and aloo thepla
For more recipes for fasting check- Fasting recipes for Krishna Janmashtami
Cooking time – 10 min
Difficulty level – easy
Spice level – sweet
Cuisine – Indian
Type – Dessert, Fasting food
Serve – 4 servings
INGREDIENTS-
- Sweetened condensed milk/milkmaid – 400 ml
- Fresh milk – 200 ml
- Lemon juice – 1.5 tbsp
- Almond, chopped – 8
- Pistachio, chopped – 8
- Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
- Rose water – 2 tsp
- Take a heavy bottom non stick pan and slightly grease it with ghee or butter.
- Add condensed milk, fresh milk and lemon juice in the pan.
- Mix every thing with a whisk
- Now cook it on medium flame and keep stirring.
- Cook till it started to thicken and all moisture dry up.
- Now add chopped almonds ,cardamom powder and rose water.
- Mix well and take out in a serving bowl
- Garnish with chopped pistachio and cardamom powder.
Milk Halwa Recipe / Palkova
Ingredients
- 400 ml Sweetened condensed milk/milkmaid
- 200 ml Fresh Milk
- 1.5 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
- 8 Almonds / Badam chopped
- 8 Pistachio / Pista chopped
- 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder
- 2 tsp Rose Water / Gulab Jal
Instructions
- Take a heavy bottom non stick pan and slightly grease it with ghee or butter.
- Add condensed milk, fresh milk and lemon juice in the pan.
- Mix every thing with a whisk
- Now cook it on medium flame and keep stirring.
- Cook till it started to thicken and all moisture dry up.
- Now add chopped almonds ,cardamom powder and rose water.
- Mix well and take out in a serving bowl
- Garnish with chopped pistachio and cardamom powder.
Ravi Chandrasekhara says
Namaste,
Used recipe. Tasted good but texture was initially gum/toffee like. How to make it granular?
Ravi Chandrasekhara
anjanaskc says
Hi Ravi ,If you follow the recipe exactly then it surely turn out granular
anjanaskc says
BachG-Thanks for liking it ,yes the milk is added to make it curdle slightely,then only it will become grainy in texture
BachG says
This looks really good! I have a question, will the lemon juice not make the milk curdle?
Bhopal City Guide says
Nice blog , thanks for sharing with us..
traditionallymodernfood says
Easy and delicious palgova:-)
Ramya Venkateswaran says
wow wonderful and this is my favorite too
marudhuskitchen says
simple,quick and tasty dessert
Hamaree Rasoi says
I too agree that this is a lovely and fast to prepare looking dish. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa
Preethi says
Looks yummy. This has been one of my favorite ever. Thanks for the recipe, it was always a store bought for me, I can now make it.
MonuTeena RecipesPassion says
a very diff halwa 🙂 thanks for sharing
Veena Theagarajan says
looks yum and love that cup