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Home » INDIAN DIWALI SWEET RECIPES » Easy Kalakand recipe | Diwali sweets

Easy Kalakand recipe | Diwali sweets

October 6, 2014 by Raks Anand 39 Comments /

easy-kalakandThis Kalakand recipe is an easy sweet made with paneer. Just few ingredients and your sweet is ready within minutes with very less effort. I have not tried this before in my life, also have not tasted this sweet. Tried this last month for posting this Diwali. This one sounded easy and simple to try. No ghee, just paneer is the fat in this sweet. I am yet to plan Diwali sweets and Diwali snacks for this Diwali 2014, but it will be the usual sweets that Vj and Aj likes. Mostly Badusha, Gulab jamun, maida burfi, thenkuzhal murukku. Stay tuned for an authentic recipe coming up next and also few easy recipes to follow it🤩.  
kalakand-recipe

Easy Kalakand recipe| Diwali sweets

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Sweets
Prep Time: 15 mins    |  Cook time: 5 mins    |  Makes: 9

Ingredients

Paneer, grated – 2 cups (250 gm)


Condensed milk (Milkmaid) – 1/2 tin (200 ml)


Sugar (optional) – 2 tblsp


Milk powder (Dairy whitener) – 1 tblsp


Cardamom powder – 2 pinches


Pistachios – 5 for decoration


 

Method

  1. Thaw paneer completely either by keep it outside for few hours or keeping immersed in hot water for 10 mins. Drain and squeeze water. Place it in a blender and use the pulse button and crumble it.1-grind
  2. In a mixing bowl, place the condensed milk, paneer, sugar, milk powder, cardamom powder.2-mix
  3. Mix well and pour it to a non-stick pan. Also keep a plate, greased with ghee. I used a square tiffin box, lined with baking sheet.3-pour 
  4. Keep mixing in medium flame for 4 minutes or until it starts leaving the sides of the pan.4-heat
  5. Pour it to the greased plate and let it set until it cools down. You can cut it when it is warm, into squares. You can decorate by pressing roasted pistachios in each square.5-cut

Notes

    • I saw the recipe in milkmaid youtube video and they had not used sugar. but the sweetness was less for me, so I added sugar.
    • The sweet tastes best next day after being refrigerated.
    • You can mix a pinch of saffron dissolved in 2 tblsp of warm milk and mix with the kalakand in step 2.
    • Rose essence also can be added 2 drops in place of cardamom.
    • Fresh chenna can be used in place of paneer. Cooking time may vary.
    • Its best way to use a curdled milk.
    • Milk powder/ dairy creamer can be omitted, but recommended as it helps to bind and give some richness to the sweet.

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

  1. lavina agarwal

    October 6, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    Yummmy sweet with easy steps. .thanks for sharing

    Reply
  2. Ramya Venkateswaran

    October 6, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    Yummy kalakand .yet to make this one

    Reply
  3. Sowmya Sundararajan

    October 6, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    Simple and nice.

    Reply
  4. mangalore

    October 6, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    Thakns for the wonderful blog
    My wife is doin good job in the kitchen, all because of you. Keep up the good work

    Reply
  5. Kurinji

    October 6, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    tempting clicks….

    Reply
  6. mani raja

    October 6, 2014 at 7:07 pm

    I am cook in hotel ur dish help for me thanks

    Reply
  7. Linsy Patel

    October 6, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    looks very tempting, next time ihave paneer will make this for sure.

    Reply
  8. Hamaree Rasoi

    October 7, 2014 at 1:39 am

    Awesome and delicious looking kalakand recipes. I could almost taste them.
    Deepa

    Reply
  9. Durga Karthik.

    October 7, 2014 at 5:41 am

    So nice to see.By the by please post bonda and sweet bonda recipe.My mom is asking me but difficult to find in the web.i think bonda is not vadai maavu shaped like balls.There is something different in it.Please share with us if you know.

    Reply
  10. Unknown

    October 7, 2014 at 9:54 am

    Hi raks

    Reply
  11. Unknown

    October 7, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Please post tasty beetroot juice

    Reply
  12. Raks anand

    October 7, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Sure, will post 🙂

    Reply
  13. Jayanthi Sindhiya

    October 7, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Awesome clicks!!!

    Reply
  14. Raks anand

    October 7, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Will try and post

    Reply
  15. coolsongs

    October 7, 2014 at 11:20 am

    Wow tempting… my favourite sweet … never thought it would be so easy.. sure will try..
    and also give me kalakand and bournvita mix recipe.. 🙂 thank you raks for rocking … u helped me in laddu too with immediate reply

    Reply
  16. Sathya Priya

    October 7, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Really easy one ..THanks raji ..Perfect they look

    Reply
  17. Durga Karthik.

    October 8, 2014 at 5:25 am

    Thanks in advance.

    Reply
  18. Poonkulali

    October 10, 2014 at 7:14 am

    Will prepare this for diwali….

    Reply
  19. Shalini Mahesh

    October 22, 2014 at 3:58 am

    akka i did it 🙂 thanks a bunch and diwali wishes to you…

    Reply
  20. Savitha

    October 22, 2014 at 3:59 am

    Hi Raks, thanks for such easy sweet recipe. I tried it today, it tastes really yummy 🙂
    I have a doubt, while the sweet is set down for cooling & when I cut them its leaving out watery juice behind.. What did I do wrong raks!!

    Reply
  21. Raks anand

    October 22, 2014 at 4:03 am

    Did you thawed the frozen paneer before making? My be your paneer retained some water.

    Reply
  22. Savitha

    October 29, 2014 at 10:28 am

    Oh.. That cud be possible.. I thawed the Paneer, but did not squeeze it!! Now after keeping in fridge for abt 8 hrs, it holds shape well & tastes great!! Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  23. faiza

    November 2, 2014 at 11:05 am

    Dear Rak, i made the kala kand today but after cutting the watery liquid came our if it . i thawed my paneer in hot water like around 2 mins before crumbling it . can you suggest what causes the water . it also feels like the material isnot stick together properly like in form of tickia. when i tried to transfer into serving plate 2 of the pieces broke into pieces. plz help

    Reply
  24. spandana

    December 19, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    Can I substitute the milk powder with something else? Please suggest an alternative.

    Reply
  25. srimathy

    September 22, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    Thank you for such a quick and easy sweet 🙂

    Reply
  26. Kriths

    October 18, 2016 at 8:06 am

    Hey Raks,
    Can you please tell me if I can give it more time on the pan to make it little brownish. I am interested in getting the brownish color for the Kalakandh.

    TIA
    Krithiga

    Reply
  27. Raks anand

    October 18, 2016 at 8:09 am

    I am not sure if the consistency will be the same or no.

    Reply
  28. Neha Sukheja

    October 30, 2016 at 1:02 am

    Tried the recipe for Diwali and it turned out fabulous. Was as easy to make as stated. Added a little more Condensed milk to make it slightly sweeter instead of sugar. Everyone loved it. Thanks..

    Reply
  29. Dhruv

    November 3, 2016 at 6:08 am

    Consistency becomes a little more dense but tastes great nonetheless. This is a superb recipe.

    Reply
  30. Thilak saravanan

    July 18, 2017 at 9:41 am

    Milk powder is must ? Any substitute i could use ?

    Reply
  31. Raks anand

    July 18, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Just skip it

    Reply
  32. Jansy

    August 12, 2017 at 1:16 am

    Hello Raji, The photos looks really yummy..Can you please let me know how many days can this be stored?

    Reply
  33. Raks anand

    August 12, 2017 at 1:47 am

    Best when consumed within 2 days.

    Reply
  34. Ruchi

    October 23, 2017 at 9:31 am

    Hi,
    Yummy recipe! Thanks a lot for sharing 🙂
    A quick question: What, if at all, can be used as a substitute for milk powder?

    Reply
  35. Raks anand

    October 23, 2017 at 11:22 am

    It's optional 🙂

    Reply
  36. Ruchi

    October 27, 2017 at 3:55 am

    Thanks! 🙂
    Made it without milk powder. Was worried about the consistency but it turned out just perfect!

    Reply
  37. Raks anand

    October 27, 2017 at 4:07 am

    🙂 (y)

    Reply
  38. Mallika

    August 20, 2020 at 2:07 am

    What can I substitute for milk powder? Would rice flour work?

    Reply
    • Raks Anand

      August 20, 2020 at 5:23 pm

      Yes, do not add more as it could affect the sweetness. You can skip it totally too.

      Reply

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