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Homade Kalakand

Easy to make Indian dessert homemade kalakand is made with very few ingredients and can be made within 30 mins.

Course Dessert, Sweets,
Cuisine Indian, north indian
Keyword How to make kalakand, Kalaknad
Prep Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Avin Kohli

Ingredients

  • 1 liter Full fat milk for chena
  • 1 lemon freshly juiced
  • 1/2 liter Full fat milk 
  • 1/2 cup milk powder
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 1/4 cup sugar or more as per your taste
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1-2 tsp crushed almonds

Instructions

To make chena-

  1. Boil 1 liter full fat milk. Once it comes to a rolling boil switch off the heat.

  2. Add lemon juice. Mix.

  3. Immediately the milk will start to curdle.

  4. Leave it to completely curdle for 2-3 mins. If in this time milk does not curdle add a few more drops of lemon juice and heat milk again.

  5. Once curdled stain to remove whey completely and keep aside.

To make Homemade Kalakand-

  1. In a thick bottom pan start by heating the 1/2 liter milk.

  2. Once it boils bring the heat down to simmer and boil for 5-7 mins.

  3. The milk should be reduced a little. Add milk powder and boil again on simmer for 10 more mins.

  4. Once the milk is reduce to 1/3 add the chena. Keep stirring till chenna is mixed and looks like completely melted in the milk mixture.

  5. It can take anywhere from 5-7 mins on low flame for everything to come together.

  6. Meanwhile in a plate or any square tin apply ghee and keep aside.

  7. Once chena is cooked add sugar, cardamom powder and almonds if you'd like.

  8. Once sugar is dissolved transfer the mixture to the greased plate. Pat it down to keep it even. Top with more almonds.

  9. With light hand cut squares. Let it cool for 30 mins before serving.

  10. Enjoy!