Kalakand Recipe With Step By Step Pictures (2024)

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June 28, 2018November 12, 2012

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Soak kesar in 1 tbsp hot water for 10-15 mins. Mash paneer coarsely…

SaveAdd condensed milk and milk powder to crumbled paneer. Heat the mixture in a thick bottom pan. Cook on low – medium heat with constant stirring till the mixture becomes thick and starts leaving the sides of the pan…

SaveRemove from the fire and spread onto a greased plate/tray. Level it with the back of a spoon or a spatula…

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Sprinkle cardamom powder and saffron soaked in hot water & top with pista slivers. Refrigerate for a minimum of 45 mins to set. Cut into squares. Keep refrigerated…

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Recipe adapted from here.

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Kalakand

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Course: Dessert, Indian Sweet

Ingredients

▢ 1 tin (400gms) Condensed Milk
▢ 500 gms Paneer
▢ 2 heaped tbsp Full fat milk powder
▢ 4 Caradamom ( powdered)
▢ A few strands Kesar (saffron)
▢ 7-8 Blanched pistachio (sliced)
▢ 1/2 - 1 tbsp Ghee (for greasing)

Instructions

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Soak Kesar/saffron in 1 tbsp hot water for 10-15 mins.
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Mash paneer coarsely and mix in condensed milk and milk powder. Heat the mixture in a thick bottom pan. Cook on low - medium heat with constant stirring till the mixture becomes thick and starts leaving the sides of the pan. Remove from the fire and spread onto a greased plate/tray. Make sure you dont spread it too thin. Level it with the back of a spoon or an icing spatula.
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Sprinkle cardamom powder (discard the skin and powder the seeds only) and saffron soaked in hot water & top with pista slivers. Refrigerate for a minimum of 45 mins to set. Cut into squares. Keep refrigerated.

Notes

If you are using frozen paneer, soak it in hot water for 20-25 mins, to soften it, so that you can mash it easily.
To remove the skin of pistachio, soak it in hot water for 5-10 mins.
It's ideal to use a rectangular or square tray/tin for this. I used my swiss roll/jam roll tin. The thickness of the sweet depends on the type of plate/tray you use.
You can serve it straight from the fridge. However keeping at room temp for 15-20 mins before serving, will make it more softer.
You can store it in the fridge for 5-6 days in an airtight container.

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14 thoughts on “Kalakand – Happy Diwali!”

Hi Maria chechi
Dont know from where to start but really thanks a tonne for all these hearty, simple and awesome recipes you gift us !! I am a zero in cookng and if ever I have got any compliments from anyone and any confidence in my cooking its all because of your recipes!!
Tried Kalakand and it turned out too good. I have pics but dont know if i can upload here.
My kalakand was not rigid enough i felt. Is it like that actually? So i couldnt get perfect squares… I couldnt use saffron. Thats the only difference from your recipe. Could tat be the reason ?
Thanks a lot :)
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Any substitute for milk powder?
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- Hi Lian,
  Sorry I havent tried this without milk powder :((
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Tried this also on this weekend…. came out yummy….. you made my sunday :) my son also liked this so much…. Thanks a lot maria chechi for making my cooking fun…
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- Thanks Deepthi dear. Great to know that your son also enjoyed this :)
  Btw, pls call me Maria ;)
  Cheers
  Maria
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- Thanks Deepthi dear. Great to know that your son also enjoyed this :)
  Btw, pls call me Maria ;)
  Cheers
  Maria
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hey i made this last sat..and it was really good (except the shape cos of my round low plate)..esp the sweetness was just right…my husband n friends loved it..thank you!!
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- You are welcome Deepthi! Glad to know that this one came out well for you. It’s my husband’s fav sweet too :)
  Cheers
  Maria
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Hope you had a wonderful Diwali Maria,and belated Birthday wishes to Jose!
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- Yes Divya and Jose says thank you for the wishes :)
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Hi Maria.. I tried this recipe for Diwali and it came out really gud.. This is one site from which I can blindly try any recipe. When I thought of making a sweet for Diwali Kalakand, was the first thing that came into my mind.. And it was a great coincidence that You posted the same for diwali.. Thank you so much.. Luv this site.
Divya
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- Hi Divya,
  Thanks a lot for such a wonderful compliment. I’m really honoured to know that you trust the recipes posted here so much.
  Glad that you got the recipe on time :) Hope you had a wonderful Diwali!
  Cheers
  Maria
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Happy Diwali Maria! Have tried this recipe and it is excellent!
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- Thanks for the wishes and also for the comment :) Hope you had a wonderful Diwali!
  Cheers
  Maria
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