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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.

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    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.
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    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 -
    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 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:
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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
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    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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    Comments

    1. Teena Mary

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      wow...what a delicious sweet!! Bookmarked 🙂

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    2. Suja Manoj

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      Rich and yummy sweet..

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    3. gayathri

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

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    4. Pretend Chef

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      Yummy!

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    5. Rujuta

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      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

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    6. zareena

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

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    7. Rita Bose

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

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    8. subi

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

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    9. Aarthi

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

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    10. subi

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      @Aarthi Thank u 🙂

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    11. rohini murthy

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      Can we use store bought paneer? Please advise

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    12. Aarthi

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

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