Instant Kalakand Recipe

Kalakand is a simple but delicious Indian sweet. It is a popular sweet recipe from the cuisine of state Uttar pradesh and Haryana. Kalakand is a sweet made out of sugar, milk powder and paneer. It has a delicate grainy texture. The best form of kalakand is moist, soft and juicy.
This instant Kalakand recipe in 20 mins. is an awesome replacement of traditional way of making it is very long and takes more time. Milk is curdled a bit with the use of alum or curd and simmered on a low flame till it thickens considerably and to achieve the grainy texture. I have made this kalakand pink in colour which is different from the traditional one but it tastes really good. You can give any colour of your choice. Kalakand is usually served in chunky pieces. You can serve it during any festivals like Diwali, Holi, Navratri etc. Even this instant Kalakand recipe is good for your days of fasting.

1 cup Grated PaneerCottage Cheese

1 cup Milk Powder

½ cup Powdered Sugar

¾ cup Powdered dry fruitsAlmonds, Cashew and Pistachio

1 tbsp Finely chopped pistachio for garnishingoptional

1.50 tbsp Clarified butter (Ghee)

½ tsp Cardamom Powder or Kesar or rose essenceOptional for flavour

34 drops Pink food colourFood colour is optional. You can use yellow food color also.

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Take a non-stick pan/ kadai. Add milk powder in the pan and roast for 5 mins. at low-med flame.

Add grated paneer and mix it well with milk powder. Roast it for 5 more mins at low- med flame.

Add powdered sugar and powdered dry fruits, mix them well then add ghee and cardamom powder. Cook it on low- med flame and stir it continuously.

Add pink food colour. Cook till thicken the mixture and stir it continuously.

Grease the pan/ plate and pour the mixture in it. Garnish it with finely chopped pistachio. Set it aside for half an hour.

Cut the pieces into the desired size. (Small pieces/ medium pieces). Set it in the fridge for an hour. Kalakand is ready now.

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Instant Kalakand Recipe