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Easy Paneer Kalakand recipe - 2 ways

Name: Easy paneer kalakand recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Paneer (grated (250 gm) Fresh paneer works best); ½ tin Condensed milk (Milkmaid (200 ml)); 2 tbsp Sugar (optional ); 1 tbsp Milk powder; 2 Cardamom (crushed); 5 Pistachios

October 6, 2014 by Raks Anand 41 Comments / Jump to Recipe

Easy paneer kalakand with just 3 main ingredients that is very simple and quick mithai you can prepare for a sweet treat.

This one from Milkmaid video sounded easy and simple to try. No ghee, just fat from paneer in this sweet.

Check out my paneer kheer recipe and my sandesh recipe, which also uses paneer as main ingredient.

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Easy paneer rose kalakand
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About

Kalakand is a milk based sweet with just 2 main ingredients milk and sugar. Traditionally, kalakand is made by boiling milk, then curdling it with curd or vinegar.

After that, the grainy textured milk solid is cooked with sugar and cardamom is used for flavor.

This sweet is different from barfi as this is really softer than burfi which have firmer texture.

Kalakand is very popular in North and east India in mithai shops as well as perfect for celebrations and festivals.

Ingredients for paneer kalakand

Ingredients used for this easy paneer kalakand are:

Paneer
Sweetened condensed milk
Sugar
Cardamom
Milk powder

Why I love this?

Unlike the traditional way, this takes less time to make this paneer kalakand. Because we use readymade paneer and condensed milk for quicker results.

Fresh paneer works best than frozen as it gives softer results. You can also make it with ricotta cheese instead of paneer.

What to do with curdled milk?

You can use up the curdled milk immediately to make this kalakand sweet.

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Prep paneer

1. To make kalakand, firstly keep paneer immersed in hot water for 10 mins.

Secondly, drain and squeeze the excess water. After that, place it in a blender and use the pulse button to crumble it.

2. Then in a mixing bowl, take the condensed milk, paneer, sugar, milk powder and cardamom powder.

Cooking

3. Furthermore, mix well and pour it to a non-stick pan. Also keep a tray, greased with ghee. To be precise, I used a square tiffin box, lined with baking sheet for easy un molding.

4. Keep mixing in medium flame for 4 minutes or until it starts leaving the sides of the pan.

Set

5. Pour it to the greased plate and let it set until it cools down. You can cut kalakand when it is warm, into squares. You can also decorate kalakand by pressing roasted pistachios in each square.

Soft, rich as well as easy to make paneer sweet Kalakand! Delicious and Perfect for last minute Diwali preparation.

Easy paneer rose kalakand

Instant pot Diwali recipes - Rose kalakand

I prepared this using fully Instant pot. Turned out perfect, so people living in dorms as bachelors can source the simple ingredients and make in IP itself.

Quick to whip up in just 10 mins, Easy Rose Kalakand made in Instant Pot Duo. Another beginner friendly recipe for Diwali, even dorm students can make.
Using beetroot juice to avoid artificial food colour and rose water instead of essence.

Servings: 8-9 pieces
Ingredients

250 grams Fresh Paneer
200 ml Sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoon Sugar, optional
1 tablespoon Milk powder
2 teaspoon Beetroot juice (I ground raw beetroot to extract juice) You can use 2 drops of pink food colour too.
1 teaspoon Rose water or 2-3 drops rose essence
5 Pistachios

INSTRUCTIONS

Keep paneer in hot water until soft. Drain excess water.
Place it in a blender and crumble it.

3. Start Instant Pot Duo in Saute mode, Normal, 10 minutes.

Place the condensed milk, paneer, sugar, milk powder, rose water and beetroot juice in it.

4. Keep mixing until it starts leaving the sides of the pan and thickens.

5. Spread in a greased/ lined tray and let it set until it cools down.

6. You can cut it when it is warm, into squares. Decorate by pressing roasted and sliced pistachios in each square.

Notes

The sweet tastes best when served chilled.
Ricotta cheese can be used in place of paneer. Cooking time may vary.
Milk powder can be omitted, but recommended as it helps to bind and give some richness to the sweet.

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