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Friday, August 26, 2011

Milk Cake (Paalkova)

Paalkova is one of my childhood favorites. I remember the days, wherein we had this Aavin milk booth next to our house and they sell these paalkovas, packed just like butter sticks. I will eat the whole stick all by myself, licking the wrapped paper for any bits of it. It just melts in your mouth and i get the satisfaction only if i eat it with my hands(no spoon or fork can come b/w me and paalkova, hehe.) Also, don't prepare this sweet with reduced fat milk. (i.e, don't follow my first tip.) Instead, increase your workout time and enjoy this rich, decadent milk sweet as it is. And here goes the recipe,
Ingredients:

6 cups whole Milk
1/2 cup Sugar
2tbsp Lemon juice
2tbsp Ghee
1/8tsp Cardamom powder
1tbsp chopped Pistachios (For garnish)

How to:
  • Grease a plate or a bowl with ghee and keep it aside.

  • Heat the milk along with water at medium heat in a wide, heavy bottomed pan and bring it to a boil. 

  • Let it boil for couple of mins. Slowly add the lemon juice and keep stirring the milk gently. The milk will begin to curdle and the whey starts to separate.

  • Let boil for 5 mins, once the whey is completely separated, remove 1 1/2 cups of whey from the pan. It helps in reducing the sourness from the lemon juice.

  • Continue cooking until whey is evaporated and reduce milk turns grainy.

  • Now add the sugar and cook for couple of mins or until the mixture comes together.

  • Then pour the ghee and cardamom powder and cook by stirring continuously until it starts to turn slightly golden brown.

  • Transfer the mixture to a greased plate and press firmly into a square or any desired shape.

  • Gently press the chopped pistachios on top of the milk cake while its hot.

  • Once it is set, slice it with a knife and serve warm or cold.

Tips:
  • You can use 3 cups of whole milk and 3 cups of 2% reduced fat milk or replace it with all 2% reduced fat milk. (The richness and thickness of the cake might vary.)
  • For garnishing, you can use chopped almonds, walnuts or any other mixture of nuts.

12 comments:

  1. Delicious sweet....I just love it...nicely done..

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  2. This is my fav anytime...looks super delicious

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  3. Delicious looking milk cake. Looks to be deliciously prepared.


    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  4. Lovely palkova:-) Loved adding the Pistachios ..must have given it a wonderful flavor!!

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  5. Wowww... looks absolutely perfect and tempting.. awesome job dear :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  6. I dont bother to have some rite now,delicious!

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  7. Nice stepwise pics...Seeing ur blog after long time...

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  8. this is an easy and yummy way of making palgova - Love it and bookmarking to try

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  9. wow easy and yummy...chk my space for the 7 link game ...i have linked u

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  10. All the snaps tempting to eat...Nice.....

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