Kalakand is very popular dessert in India. Can also be made two methods. One is I have made curdle the milk and 2nd method is grated store bought paneer. Also people can used milk-made instead of sugar. I always wanted to try this sweet. Kalakand is a plain milk sweet also can be made out of sweet mango. I tried mango kalakand today.
Ingredients
- Mango puree - 1/4 cup (fresh fruit sweet mango puree)
- Homemade paneer - 1-1/2 cup
- Sugar - 3/4 cup
- Nuts - Almonds & Pistachios
- Saffron milk - 2 tbsp
- Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Method
- Heat milk on a heavy bottom pan
- Bring into boil and turnoff the flame add lime juice 2 tbsp or white vinegar stir. Milk should starts to curdle.
- Place a colander in the sink on top of line it with cheese cloth.
- Strain the curdled milk
- Transfer paneer into a other pan start stir on low flame
- Add fresh mango puree cook on low to medium flame. Stirring constantly
- After 15 mins mixtures turns thickness.
- Add sugar , cardamom powder & saffron milk
- Stirring constantly. The mixture starts leaves the pan of the sides. Turn off the flame
- Pour the mixture into ghee greased pan
- Sprinkle chopped nuts.