Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, kalakand (indian style ricotta cheesecake). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Kalakand- this kalakand recipe made with ricotta cheese is the easy version of the traditional kalakand, a milk based Indian fudge. It's crumbly, moist and just melts in your mouth. "Kalakand' is a traditional Bengali sweet dish that is made up of 'chaana' or homemade cheese that is kneaded fine. It's a long process, and often involves long arduous periods of kneading to achieve perfection.
Kalakand (Indian style ricotta cheesecake) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Kalakand (Indian style ricotta cheesecake) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have kalakand (indian style ricotta cheesecake) using 5 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Kalakand (Indian style ricotta cheesecake):
- Take 600 gm whole milk Ricotta cheese or paneer from freshly curdled milk
- Get 400 gm condensed milk
- Make ready 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder or to taste
- Get 1 teaspoon rose water or to taste
- Get Slivered almonds for garnish
The traditional way of making kalakand sweet is a long one and takes some time. Milk is curdled a bit with the use of alum or curd and simmered on a low flame till it thickens considerably. There are other methods too of making. Instant Ricotta Cheese Kalakand - A delicious Indian milk sweet/fudge/barfi/cake prepared with Ricotta cheese in the microwave.
Steps to make Kalakand (Indian style ricotta cheesecake):
- Mix the ricotta cheese and condensed milk together. Whisk properly so that there are no lumps
- Microwave the mixture for 5 mins
- Whisk it again properly so that there are no lumps
- Microwave for 5 mins
- Whisk it again properly so that there are no lumps
- Cross cover the bowl so that the spluttering doesn't stain the oven, yet the water from the mixture is evaporated
- Add the Cardamom powder
- Whisk it again and microwave for 2 mins. Repeat this step until u get a thick consistency (as shown in the picture)
- When the right consistency is achieved, add the rose water and mix it well.
- Garnish with slivered almonds.
- Let it set in the refrigerator, preferably overnight. Keep it covered.
- Cut it into small cubes and serve cold.
Diwali without a ricotta cheese sweet is incomplete in our household. I love to make sweets with ricotta cheese. Kalakand is a popular Indian dessert using condensed milk and cottage cheese (Paneer). There is one another way to make kalakand using store bought Ricotta Cheese. This method is quite simple and quicker version compared to conventional method.
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