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Milk Halwa Recipe, How To Make Palkova

2014-08-17 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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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

 Prep time – 5 min
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
PROCEDURE-
  • 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.
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Milk Halwa Recipe / Palkova

Milk Halwa -A quick and simple milk based dessert from Southern India

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Desserts/Sweets/Mithai, fasting recipe
Cuisine: South Indian Cuisine
Keyword: milk halwa, palkova
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

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.

Filed Under: Desserts /Sweet dishes /Mithai, South Indian Food, Vrat ka khana/Food for fasting Tagged With: Desserts, festival recipe, milk dessert, navratri recipes, vrat ka khana

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Comments

  1. Ravi Chandrasekhara says

    2017-02-05 at

    Namaste,
    Used recipe. Tasted good but texture was initially gum/toffee like. How to make it granular?
    Ravi Chandrasekhara

    • anjanaskc says

      2017-02-06 at

      Hi Ravi ,If you follow the recipe exactly then it surely turn out granular

  2. anjanaskc says

    2014-08-19 at

    BachG-Thanks for liking it ,yes the milk is added to make it curdle slightely,then only it will become grainy in texture

  3. BachG says

    2014-08-19 at

    This looks really good! I have a question, will the lemon juice not make the milk curdle?

  4. Bhopal City Guide says

    2014-08-19 at

    Nice blog , thanks for sharing with us..

  5. traditionallymodernfood says

    2014-08-18 at

    Easy and delicious palgova:-)

  6. Ramya Venkateswaran says

    2014-08-18 at

    wow wonderful and this is my favorite too

  7. marudhuskitchen says

    2014-08-18 at

    simple,quick and tasty dessert

  8. Hamaree Rasoi says

    2014-08-18 at

    I too agree that this is a lovely and fast to prepare looking dish. Wonderfully prepared.
    Deepa

  9. Preethi says

    2014-08-17 at

    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.

  10. MonuTeena RecipesPassion says

    2014-08-17 at

    a very diff halwa 🙂 thanks for sharing

  11. Veena Theagarajan says

    2014-08-17 at

    looks yum and love that cup

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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