A few weeks ago, I shared a couple of recipes for the Indian festival Navratri and now as another major Indian festival – Diwali is approaching, I am back with an Indian dessert recipe – Kalakand. For all of us, there are a few dishes which are associated with a festival or event as we grow up eating them during that time. Kalakand and Gulabjamun are associated with Diwali for me. There were a lot of other sweets which we used to eat during Diwali but, these two were my favorite. Though Gulabjamun was made at home by my mother, Kalakand was always brought from the market. Diwali is my favorite festival, a time of the year when it becomes unbearable for me to live away from my parents and sister as there are so many beautiful memories with them attached to it. Though this time I won’t be able to visit my parents during Diwali, I will remember them by making the dessert from my childhood - Kalakand.
What is Kalakand
Kalakand is an Indian dessert made with milk and Indian cottage cheese called paneer. A lot of people also add solidified milk (mawa) to it but that’s optional. This delicious sweet, and creamy dish is one of my favorite Indian desserts.
The easy way of making Kalakand
In Dubai, fresh paneer is not available easily and I didn’t want to use frozen paneer to make Kalakand. Also, since I wanted to make Kalakand in the traditional way from scratch, I made paneer at home. Though a very easy recipe, it needs patience to cook milk over a low flame which could be time-consuming but the result is worth trying. However, if you are looking for a quick recipe, you can buy fresh paneer and use it in this recipe. It will make the process very quick.
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