Iftar Recipes
Kalakand Sweet Recipe
The cuisine of Uttar Pradesh is synonymous with a wide variety as every city in this state offers a different but equally sumptuous cuisine for the gourmet. Most families in Uttar Pradesh eat vegetarian food, although meat delicacies cooked in the Awadh style are world famous.
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 50 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 2 litres Milk 15-20
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 tablespoon Alum crushed
- 1/2 tablespoon ghee
FOR DECORATION
- 15-20 pistachios thinly sliced
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Ingredients
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Instructions
- Boil the milk in a large, thick-bottomed kadai till it thickens slightly. Add the alum (phitkari) to the thickened milk and stir continuously till the milk becomes grainy.
- Cook till most of the moisture evaporates and a solid mass remains. Add the sugar and mix well. Cook for five or ten minutes longer till the mixture thickens again. Grease an aluminium tray with ghee.
- Pour the milk mixture into the tray and level the surface. Sprinkle the sliced pistachios on top. Leave to set for a few hours in a cool, dry place.
- Pour the milk mixture into the tray and level the surface. Sprinkle the sliced pistachios on top. Leave to set for a few hours in a cool, dry place.