Kalakand- Indian milk fudge made with condensed milk and cottage cheese.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Desserts/Sweets/Mithai, Festive Recipe
Cuisine: Bengali Cuisine
Keyword: kalakand
Servings: 24people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
Ingredients
2literFull fat Milk
400mlMilkmaid /condensed milk
3tbspMilk Powder / Doodh Ka Powder
1/2tspCitric Acid/nimbu phool/taatri
1/2tspCardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder
15Pistachio / Pista
3Silvar leaf/ Chaandi ka vark
Instructions
In a heavy bottom pan add milk and let it come to a boil.Mix citric acid in 1.5 tbsp of water and mix well and keep aside.
When milk start boiling add the dissolved citric acid in it.Cook on low flame till the milk curdle completely.
Put a muslin cloth over a strainer and strain the curdled milk in it.Wash it well with fresh water to remove all the traces of citric acid .
Tightly tie the cloth and put some weight over it to strain the whey.wait for around 15 minutes.
In a nonstick pan or heavy bottom pan add the condensed milk and heat it for a minute.Add crumbled paneer(no need to mash the paneer,just crumble it) in it and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes .
Keep stirring the mixture otherwise it may stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
Now add milk powder and cook till the mixture started to thicken and started leaving the pan and looks lumpy like a dough.Add chopped pistachio and cardamom powder.
Spread the mixture in a greased plate and level it with a greased spatula.The thickness of kalakand should be around 1/2 inch .
Apply silvar vark or sprinkle some chopped nuts over it.Let it set for minimum 25- 30 minutes.
Cut into pieces and serve.
Notes
NOTE- You can also use vinegar or lemon juice to curdle the milk instead of citric acid . Can also add some rose water or kewra water instead of cardamom powder.