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Kesar Kalakand / Cottage Cheese Bars infused with Saffron & Cardamom – Diwali Special Recipes

November 6, 2012 By Aarthi 12 Comments

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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
cameout 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.

I hope you will love
this and let me know if you try it someday.
Preparation
Time : 15 mins
Resting
Time : 2 hours for setting  paneer + 2
hours for cooling kalakand
Cooking
Time – 20 mins
Makes  – 9 big pieces
Ingredients:
Paneer / Cottage
Cheese – 200 gms crumbled
Unsweetened Khoya –
1/2 cup (Click here for recipe)
Milk – 1/2 cup
Sugar – 3/4 cup
Cardamom Powder /
Yelakai – 1/2 tsp
Saffron – a pinch
Nuts – 1/4 cup ( I
used Almonds & Cashews )
For
Making Paneer :
Milk – 2 liter
Lemon Juice – 2
tblspn or as needed
Method:
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 lets 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 stiring 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.
Pictorial:
Heat milk in a sauce pan
add in lemon juice
and let it curdle
Line a cloth in a colander
when it is completely curdled
drain it
rinse it in lot of cold water
squeeze the excess water and let them drain
crumble them..you have paneer ready…
Lets make the Kalakand..Take all your ingredients
Take paneer in a nonstick pan
add milk to it
add in khoya
and mix well
add in sugar
and mix well
Bring it to a boil and cook till it leaves the sides
add cardamom powder
and saffron
and mix well
Grease a pan with some ghee
and trasfer the mixture to it
sprinkle some nuts and let it sit for a while
Slice and Serve
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Teena Mary

    November 6, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    wow…what a delicious sweet!! Bookmarked 🙂

    Reply
  2. Suja Manoj

    November 6, 2012 at 11:43 pm

    Rich and yummy sweet..

    Reply
  3. gayathri

    November 6, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    looks delicious…
    http://foody-buddy.blogspot.com

    Reply
  4. Pretend Chef

    November 7, 2012 at 4:12 am

    Yummy!

    Reply
  5. Rujuta

    November 8, 2012 at 11:23 am

    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

    Reply
  6. zareena

    November 8, 2012 at 11:46 am

    mmmmm…. amazing dear. I love sweets and this looks mouth watering.

    Reply
  7. Rita Bose

    November 13, 2012 at 1:11 am

    Kesar Kalakand- Lovely Idea! Will try ASAP!! You can also visit my blog-http://rita-bose-cooking.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  8. subi

    October 24, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    nice recipe aarthi.. the khoya used here is store bought or u made it?

    Reply
  9. Aarthi

    October 25, 2013 at 2:53 am

    @subiI made that.I have given the link for the recipe, check it in ingredient list

    Reply
  10. subi

    October 25, 2013 at 10:14 am

    @Aarthi Thank u 🙂

    Reply
  11. rohini murthy

    June 28, 2014 at 4:52 am

    Can we use store bought paneer? Please advise

    Reply
  12. Aarthi

    June 28, 2014 at 6:04 am

    @rohini murthyYes u can use..but make sure it is fresh and grind it well before you use

    Reply

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