Kalakhand Recipe | Instant Kalakhand recipe with step by step pictures and instructions. Kalakhand is one of the most popular sweet recipe made with milk and sugar. This is semi instant version of kalakhand using milk powder, milk, sugar and paneer. We can use condensed milk instead of milk powder too which makes the process even more quick. Kalakhand can be prepared in 30 minutes when you have the paneer ready.
If you are regular follower of my blog, you should know my love for milk based sweets. Though I don't eat sweets much, love milk based sweets a lot from peda, basundi, rasmalai, rasgulla, palgova and my list goes on. We can make different variations of kalakhand like mango, chocolate, strawberry etc. Let's check out how to make this delicious sweet.
Do try and let me know your feedback. You can also try the below recipes
Kalakhand Recipe | Instant Kalakhand recipe
Ingredients
- Milk ½ liter
- Milk powder ¾ cup optional
- Sugar ½ cup
- Nuts as required optional
- Saffron few strands optional
To make paneer
- Milk 1 liter
- Curd ½ cup heaped
Instructions
To make paneer
- Boil milk in a pan
- Once it boils add the curd to it and allow it to curdle.
- Boil till it completely curdled and whey is separated from milk
- Drain in a cloth and allow it to dip to remove excess water.
- Crumble and keep the paneer ready
Making Kalakhand
- Take milk and milk powder in a pan.
- Mix milk and milk powder without lumps and start boiling.
- Low it to boil till it reduces to half
- Now add the crumbled paneer to it.
- Then add sugar to it.
- Finally add cardamom powder to it
- Keep stirring continuously.
- Mixture will start to become thick.
- Keep stirring till it comes together and most of the water content is evaporated. It should be little moist not too dry.
- Grease the pan with ghee.
- Transfer the mixture to the pan and level them.
- Garnish with lot of nuts and saffron.
- Allow it to rest for 2-3 hours and then cut them as pieces.
- Store in airtight container in fridge. It keeps well for 3-4 days.
Notes
How to make Instant Kalakhand with step by step pictures
To make paneer
Boil milk in a pan
Once it boils add the curd to it and allow it to curdle.
Boil till it completely curdled and whey is separated from milk
Drain in a cloth and allow it to dip to remove excess water for 30 minutes
Crumble and keep the paneer ready
Making Kalakhand
Take milk and milk powder in a pan.
Mix milk and milk powder without lumps and start boiling.
Low it to boil till it reduces to half
Now add the crumbled paneer to it. Then add sugar to it.
Finally add cardamom powder to it
Keep stirring continuously. Mixture will start to become thick.
Keep stirring till it comes together and most of the water content is evaporated. It should be little moist not too dry.
Grease the pan with ghee.
Transfer the mixture to the pan and level them.
Garnish with lot of nuts and saffron.
Allow it to rest for 2-3 hours and then cut them as pieces.
Store in airtight container in fridge. It keeps well for 3-4 days.
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