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Ethnic Recipe and Meal Ideas
This site is designed to help you if you are looking for ethnic recipes or meal ideas from around the globe. You can search for a recipe (using the search box on the right) or use the drop down menus at the top of the page which include region, country, base ingredient or "pot luck"
 


Indian Recipe and Meal Ideas
Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Kalakand (Milk Burfi)

This summer treat everybody at home with an exotic recipe. A feast for the one with a major sweet tooth.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 2 litres milk
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
  • chopped nuts to decorate (pista, almonds)
  • silver foil (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp citric acid dissolved in 1/2 cup water.



Method:


Boil half the milk and add the citric solution as it comes to boil
Switch off gas. Once the chenna settles sieve through muslin cloth, press out excess water, take in a plate and press
down.
Do not knead.
Put the remaining milk in a heavy pan and boil to half.
Add the chenna and boil till the mixture thickens, stirring continuously.
Add the sugar and continue to cook, stirring all the while till softly thickens in a lump.
Set in a tray, apply silver foil and sprinkle the chopped nuts.


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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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