Kalakand is a delicious Indian sweet made by curdling milk (making paneer) and then cooking it along with sugar for a long time till all the moisture evaporates. It is flavored with cardamom and nuts. This is a very simple, easy, and quick recipe of kalakand using two ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 48 oz tub of Ricotta cheese
- 1 can of sweetened Condensed milk (14 oz)
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ cup dry fruit pieces of your choice
Method
- In a pan, add ricotta cheese and condensed milk
- Turn on the stove to medium heat
- Mix well and keep stirring until the mixture becomes smooth and thin
- Now switch to low-flame and keep stirring frequently
- In 10 minutes, the mixture will start to thicken
- Add cardamom powder, mix well
- Continue cooking until it turns doughy consistency
- Grease a square tray with ghee or place a parchment paper
- Transfer the mixture to the tray
- Flatten it with a spatula to make an even surface
- Sprinkle pieces of nuts on the kalakand
- Press gently with a spatula
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours
- Then take out and cut with a sharp knife into squares or diamonds
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Yummy.