Ingredients:

  • 8 cups or 2 quart milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice (for making paneer)
  • 1 tablespoon sliced almonds or pistachio for garnishing

Method:
for Making Paneer

  • Mix lemon juice in ¼ cup of hot water and put aside.
  • Boil the 4 cups of milk in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, making sure not to burn milk.
  • As the milk comes to a boil, add the lemon juice gradually and stir the milk gently. The curd will start separating from the whey, turn off the heat.
  • Once the milk fat has separated from the whey, drain the whey using a strainer line with cheesecloth, or muslin cloth.
  • Wrap the curds in a muslin cloth, rinse under cold water, and squeeze well. This process takes out the sourness from the lemon.
  • To take out the excess water, squeeze the wrapped paneer. Do not knead the paneer.

for Making Kalakand

  • Boil remaining 4 cup of the milk in a heavy bottom frying pan on medium high heat until the milk reduces to about two cups.
  • Make sure to frequently stir the milk as the milk burns easily in bottom of the pan.
  • Add the paneer in the milk and keep stirring till the mixture thickness and form a soft dough consistency.
  • Add the sugar and continue to cook and stirring until the mixture become soft lump and start leaving the pan from sides.
  • Pour it over greased plate keeping about half inch thick.
  • Let it cool for about one hour. Cut the kalakand in squares.

Tips:

  • Putting few spoons of water in pot before putting milk reduces burning the milk bottom of the pan.
  • If kalakand is too soft put the plate in microwave oven (plate should be microwave safe) for 2 to 3 minutes. Making sure kalakand don’t become dry.

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