Instant Kalakand Recipe (3 ingredients)

Everyone likes desserts, right? And  Indian mithai is a weakness for us Indians. So here we have a quick 20 minute 3 ingredients dessert  with a fruity twist. 

Servings 

16

Ingredients 

400 grams sweetened condensed milk 

350-400 grams Paneer 

250 grams apples

¾ teaspoon cardamom powder 

1 tablespoon sugar (optional)

1/4 cup chopped nuts  

7 to 8 strands of saffron (kesar) optional

Method 

1.Grease a pan or a tray with some ghee 

2.Grate paneer and apples and keep aside.

Squeeze the water from the apple using a muslin cloth and keep it aside

3.Pour the sweetened condensed milk in a thick bottomed pan or kadai.Add the grated or crumbled paneer to the condensed milk. Mix very well.

Can add sugar with the sweetness level is less.

Keep the heat on low or sim and cook this mixture of condensed milk and grated paneer.

4.Stir the mixture often so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the grated Apple and cardamom powder  after a couple of minutes. Mix well

5.The kalakand mixture will start thickening as it simmers and begins to cook.When the mixture gets thickened well, looks like one mass and starts leaving the sides of the pan then switch off the heat.

6.Keep in mind that the kalakand mixture should have some moisture and should not look dry. 

7.Now pour the kalakand mixture in the prepared greases pan or tray and  level with a spoon or spatula.

8.Sprinkle coarsely crushed nuts or slivered nuts and saffron all over the kalakand.

Gently press the nuts with a spoon. Cover and allow the kalakand to become warm or cool completely at room temperature. 

9.Then keep in the fridge for a couple of hours for it to set.After it sets, slice the kalakand and serve.