Kalakhand is also known as the Indian milk cake. It is a textured, moist, sumptuous, and simple-to-make sweet that will make you crave for more! Kalakhand is prepared by reducing milk to a solid form and adding sugar. It has the consistency of a set burfi. Some believe that this dessert is from the state of Uttar Pradesh while others believe it to be of Rajasthani origin. Whatever the case, kalakhand is a popular dessert and is sold at sweet shops all over India. Easy to make with a few handy ingredients, this sweet is made during most festivals in India.
Carry it in an airtight storage containers, you can enjoy the perfect sweet all through the day
Health Benefits
It is rich in calcium and proteins. This calcium and protein in this dessert are good for making the body healthy. Proteins help repair and build the body tissues. They also strengthen the bones and teeth.
Ingredients
1 1/2 l full cream milk
1/2 tbsp clarified butter
1/4 tsp alum — crushed
1 tsp pistachios — sliced
3 tbsp sugar
How To Make Kalakhand
- Boil milk in a thick bottomed pan. Lower the flame and keep boiling the milk on low flame for about 15 minutes. Keep stirring the milk with a spatula periodically so that it doesn’t stick to the pan.
- Add crushed alum to the milk and mix. Keep stirring the milk till it turns grainy and cook milk till it turns into a solid mass.
- Add sugar to the thickened milk and mix well. Cook for another 5 minutes stirring continuously until the milk thickens further. Grease a tray with clarified butter.
- Pour the thickened milk mixture in the tray and smoothen the surface. Sprinkle the sliced pistachios on top.
- Set the tray aside and cool the Kalakhand in a dry place for 2 hours so that it sets properly.
- Cut into 1-inch square pieces when set. Store in airtight kitchen containers
Trivia
Milk is the main ingredient in the kalakhand. Milk has a wonderful property that it can take different delectable forms such as cheese, curd, khoya, paneer, butter, and so on.
Did you know cheese is yet another delicious form of milk? Cheese is being made by humans for a long time now. Researchers have found residue of cheese in parts of vessels from the sixth century BCE. Cheese was very popular in ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. It can be also said that cheese is a valuable product as it is one of the most stolen food items in the world. Not only that, the Credem Bank of Italy gives out loans to cheese producers of the area in exchange for Parmesan cheese. Cheese worth around 200 million dollars is stored in the bank vault!