Milk cake has a very special and important place in my life. It’s connected to beautiful memories from childhood. It is also known as Kalakand.
The first birthday cake I remember from my childhood was milk cake. It was decorated nicely with small small balls which holds candles all around the cake.
It was the sweet that can bring smile to face when I was angry. Remember eating different shades of milk cake to have different flavours.
Lets refresh memories in this lockdown with yummy milk cake
Ingredients
- 2 Litres Full cream milk
- Ghee – 4 tbsp
- Sugar- 3/4th Cup (increase if you want more sweet)
- Cardamom powder – 1 tsp (optional)
- Lemon juice – 2 tbsp or Alum (Fitkari) – 1 to 1.5 Pinch(powdered)
Time
It will take around 2-2.30 hrs, it totally depends on the quantity of milk
Procedure
- Take heavy base iron or steel kadai. Heavy because milk will burn due to high heat if the base is thin
- Boil milk in kadai and keep stirring continuously without stopping as milk can stick to the base and can burn
- Flame should be High to medium (depends on your gas stove and base of the kadai)
- When the milk remains little less than half the total quantity, add lemon juice/Alum gradually.
Keep stirring and you will notice milk granules will start forming. Don’t add too much lemon juice otherwise it wont be what we want it to be 🙂
- Keep stirring don’t stop till we finally turn off the flame
- When it’s around 1/4th of total quantity add sugar
- keep stirring and once you feel the water is all gone add ghee gradually, until it start leaving pan
- You have to cook till it’s light brown in color and then add cardamom powder to it(cardamom is also optional)
Turn off the flame now and grease any tray with ghee and take out the mixture from kadai in it.
Press it gently to set and make it even all around. Now cover the tray with lid or plate. Take a thick towel and keep this tray wrapped properly inside the towel.
Leave this wrapped for 4-5 hours as the mixture would self cook with its heat and give beautiful brown color.
Now after 4-5 hours take out the tray and cut the milk cake in squares and garnish with dry fruits as per your liking.
Lovely recipe… Seems yummy.. Will definitely try this
Love your recipe dear. Very nicely and clearly described. Do share more recipes like this.
Thanks so much, do try
Thanks for sharing this recipe, it is helpful for those who love to cook sweets at home themselves for family.
Yea specially in this time
wow this turned out so nice and it isn’t too much of work too. I will try this and let you know.
I have loved kalakand all thru my life buddy but little did I know it has lemon juice or fitkiri in it. Will try it soon
Although it’s time taking but during the lockdown, I am surely planning to give it a try for the love of dessert :). Thanks for sharing
Wow, this looks perfect. Milk cake is my mom’s favourite dessert, I wish there was no lockdown and I could visit her on Mother’s Day. Thanks for the recipe, Neha, I’ll try this someday for my mom.
You explained in detail this is looking so delicious and perfect. Mouthwatering sweet. The very simple recipe you shared from your side so ek try to banta hai.
Wow, making Milk cake could be so easy, who thought that be! I never imagined it. Will definitely try this, it is my favorite Indian sweets ever. Thank for the recipe.
Milk cake is a favorite sweet since childhood. This is much an easy recipe which I will be definitely making.Thanks for sharing
Kalakand is my brother’s favourite. My recipe is quite different but yours is much simpler and easy to follow. A lovely homemade dessert indeed.
Milk Cake is my favorite and i make it often. However, my recipe is very different from yours. Will be trying out your easy to follow recipe the next time I make it.
Wow no baking. Will surely try this out for the kids. It looks really yummy. Simple cakes are the best.
Well explained recipe dear. I always wanted the recipe for milk cake. I like the way you have shared the smallest details with your readers.
Very well explained recipe. I follow the same process but for making instant Kalakand I use paneer. It is my go-to sweet in case any guest are coming over unexpectedly.
I have been craving for an easy to make Indian sweet during this lockdown and this just perfect. I will surely be trying this recipe soon.
You have described the recipe in minute details. My husband loves milk cake. I am surely going to try this one.
Thanks for sharing this recipe Neha..it seems so delicious as well as easy to prepare..will try it soon??
Very nicely explained recipe. I can a heart in it! Will try for sure. Thks for sharing it