Paneer Kalakand Recipe
Paneer is a very popular food of India and is liberally used in many recipes across India. However, a major use of Paneer has been in preparation of various desserts. Bengal (a province in India) has been very much experimental with Paneer. ‘Chhana’ as it is known here; is the backbone of the sweet shops of this region and is used for preparing a variety of desserts and sweet dishes. As it is, several mouthwatering recipes are made from this wonderful stuff called Paneer. It is simply amazing to find Paneer being used in such varied way. The Paneer Kalakand is one such recipe, which is a part of this long list of mouth watering recipes made with Paneer.
Paneer Kalakand is an excellent recipe and is a very popular dish in North and East India. It is known for its exquisite aroma and mind blowing taste. It is a solidified, sweetened milk powder preparation that is extremely tasty and it is due to this reason, it is famous in entire India. Although Paneer Kalakand is something people enjoy round the year, but it is also a special preparation and is an important feature during the festivals. Due to this reason, I took this opportunity to bring the recipe of this wonderful dish for you.
Ingredients
- 200 fresh Paneer (Indian cottage cheese)
- 1/2 cup milk powder
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh curd
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- Silver sheets
- 50 gm chopped pistachios for decoration
Preparation
- Take a large mixing bowl and mix the paneer with the milk powder. Add to it the sugar, along with the curd and the cardamom powder.
- Now, mix all the above ingredients properly, to form thick dough. After this, put it in a greased tin and close the lid tightly
- Now, put this tin to steam for 15 minutes and then allow it to cool down.
- Now, take this mixture and shape them in different sizes, such as square, triangle and circle.
- After this, refrigerate this mixture for some time. Now decorate it with silver sheets and pistachios.
Your Paneer Kalakand is ready to serve. Paneer Kalakand can be an excellent way to end a very ordinary meal. Paneer Kalakand is a regular feature in most festivals in India. In many parts of India, the bride is treated with Paneer Kalakand by her mother in law, when she enters the household, for the very first time. Apart from that, Kalakand is also a part of many religious ceremonies in India.