Kesar Kalakand Recipe with step by step pictures. Easy diwali sweet made with milk, sugar, nuts.
Kesar Kalakand Recipe
As promised I am posting a series of Diwali recipes through out this week, My second recipe for this Diwali is a yummy milk desert Kalakand. I have been planning to try this
out for so many months. But somehow couldn't get my hands on it. But yesterday I made it happen, the kalakand came out so good.
You can make kalakand with lots of flavour in it. You can add some cocoa powder and make chocolate kalakand, or add mango puree and make mango kalakand. But I had some lovely saffron which hubby bought from his recent trip to kashmir. I used that
and added some cardamom powder to make a flavourful kalakand.
How to Make Kesar Kalakand Recipe
- Start by making paneer. Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan.
- Once it comes to a boil, add in lemon juice and mix well.
- It will start to curdle. Once it is completely curdled. Switch off the flame.
- Line a colander with cheese cloth( I used a clean towel). Drain this mixture over it.
- Wash the paneer with lots of cold water to get rid of all the sourness from the lemon juice.
- Squeeze the paneer with your hands and leave them to drain for 2 hours, Squeeze often whenever you pass across them.
- After that, crumble them with your hands and set aside.
- Now let's make the kalakand. Take a non stick pan. Add in paneer, khoya and milk. Mix well and bring this to a boil.
- It will get thick and creamy. Now add in sugar and mix well.
- Boil this for 10-12 mins. Keep stirring often. Now they will get thick and leave the sides of the pan.
- Now add in cardamom powder, saffron and mix well.
- Grease a pan with some ghee. Transfer this mixture in that. Sprinkle some nuts on top and press them.
- Leave it set for 2 hours. I left them in the fridge.
- Now cut them into bars and serve.
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Kesar Kalakand Recipe
Ingredients
- Paneer / Cottage Cheese - 200 gms crumbled
- Unsweetened Khoya - ½ cup Click here for recipe
- Milk - ½ cup
- Sugar - ¾ cup
- Cardamom Powder / Yelakai - ½ tsp
- Saffron - a pinch
- Nuts - ¼ cup I used Almonds & Cashews
- For Making Paneer :
- Milk - 2 litre
- Lemon Juice - 2 tblspn or as needed
Instructions
- Start by making paneer. Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan.
- Once it comes to a boil, add in lemon juice and mix well.
- It will start to curdle. Once it is completely curdled. Switch off the flame.
- Line a colander with cheese cloth( I used a clean towel). Drain this mixture over it.
- Wash the paneer with lots of cold water to get rid of all the sourness from the lemon juice.
- Squeeze the paneer with your hands and leave them to drain for 2 hours, Squeeze often whenever you pass across them.
- After that, crumble them with your hands and set aside.
- Now let's make the kalakand. Take a non stick pan. Add in paneer, khoya and milk. Mix well and bring this to a boil.
- It will get thick and creamy. Now add in sugar and mix well.
- Boil this for 10-12 mins. Keep stirring often. Now they will get thick and leave the sides of the pan.
- Now add in cardamom powder, saffron and mix well.
- Grease a pan with some ghee. Transfer this mixture in that. Sprinkle some nuts on top and press them.
- Leave it set for 2 hours. I left them in the fridge.
- Now cut them into bars and serve.
Kesar Kalakand Recipe Step by Step Pictures
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| Heat milk in a sauce pan |
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| add in lemon juice |
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| and let it curdle |
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| Line a cloth in a colander |
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| when it is completely curdled |
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| drain it |
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| rinse it in lot of cold water |
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| squeeze the excess water and let them drain |
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| crumble them..you have paneer ready... |
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| Lets make the Kalakand..Take all your ingredients |
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| Take paneer in a nonstick pan |
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| add milk to it |
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| add in khoya |
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| and mix well |
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| add in sugar |
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| and mix well |
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| Bring it to a boil and cook till it leaves the sides |
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| add cardamom powder |
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| and saffron |
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| and mix well |
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| Grease a pan with some ghee |
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| and trasfer the mixture to it |
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| sprinkle some nuts and let it sit for a while |
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| Slice and Serve |
Teena Mary
wow...what a delicious sweet!! Bookmarked 🙂
Suja Manoj
Rich and yummy sweet..
Pretend Chef
Yummy!
Rujuta
Wow......the kalakand looks stunning... Thanks for the step by step pictorial... It helps a lot to understand the recipe very well.....
The kalakand looks so tempting and delicious...
Recipe bookmarked and I will be trying this out def
Happy and Prosperous Diwali to you and your family
zareena
mmmmm.... amazing dear. I love sweets and this looks mouth watering.
subi
nice recipe aarthi.. the khoya used here is store bought or u made it?
Aarthi
@subiI made that.I have given the link for the recipe, check it in ingredient list
subi
@Aarthi Thank u 🙂
rohini murthy
Can we use store bought paneer? Please advise
Aarthi
@rohini murthyYes u can use..but make sure it is fresh and grind it well before you use