Kalakand (Indian style ricotta cheesecake)
Kalakand (Indian style ricotta cheesecake)

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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.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. 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):
  1. Prepare whole milk Ricotta cheese or paneer from freshly curdled milk
  2. Prepare condensed milk
  3. Take Cardamom powder or to taste
  4. Take rose water or to taste
  5. 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. Kalakand is a popular Indian dessert using condensed milk and cottage cheese (Paneer).

Steps to make Kalakand (Indian style ricotta cheesecake):
  1. Mix the ricotta cheese and condensed milk together. Whisk properly so that there are no lumps
  2. Microwave the mixture for 5 mins
  3. Whisk it again properly so that there are no lumps
  4. Microwave for 5 mins
  5. Whisk it again properly so that there are no lumps
  6. Cross cover the bowl so that the spluttering doesn't stain the oven, yet the water from the mixture is evaporated
  7. Add the Cardamom powder
  8. Whisk it again and microwave for 2 mins. Repeat this step until u get a thick consistency (as shown in the picture)
  9. When the right consistency is achieved, add the rose water and mix it well.
  10. Garnish with slivered almonds.
  11. Let it set in the refrigerator, preferably overnight. Keep it covered.
  12. Cut it into small cubes and serve cold.

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. I have used microwave oven to make this dish. Kalakand (milk burfi) is an Indian milk fudge also known as Indian milk cakes. This sweet is soft, tempting, healthy, tasty and one of my favorite dessert.

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