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Palkova | Palkova Recipe

Palkova is a traditional milk sweet made with just 2 ingredients milk and sugar. Learn to make Palkova Recipe the traditional way.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings4 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 litre milk 4 cups
  • 3 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon ghee

Instructions

  • Use a heavy bottomed vessel for making palkova so that it doesn't burn easily at the bottom. Also make sure to wet the base of the  vessel before pouring milk. I used heavy bottomed bronze uruli. Add milk to it.
  • First give a quick mix to avoid sticking at the bottom. Boil milk.
  • Keep stirring every now and then to avoid burning.
  • You can keep the laddle like this to avoid overflowing of milk.
  • Let it boil till it reduces. Stir every now and then to avoid burning at the bottom.
  • Keep the flame in low medium but take care to stir often. This is after almost 1 hour. Milk is reduced to almost 1/4th and is thick.
  • At this stage add sugar and cardamom powder.
  • Cook for another 5-7 mins.
  • Cook until thick but still slightly goey.
  • Add 1 tablespoon ghee. Give a quick mix.
  • Add remaining 1 teaspoon ghee.
  • Mix well, it will leaves the sides of the pan but still gooey. Switch off at this stage, after it cools down it may get more thicker. Enjoy Palkova!

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Notes

  • Use a heavy bottomed pan or nonstick pan so that it doesn't stick much.
    Also stirring often is the main tip.
  • You can add 4 tablespoon sugar if you prefer it very sweet. 4 tablespoon is 1/4 cup of sugar.
  • It keeps well for a week refrigerated.
  • Cooking time may vary depending on the size of pan and also the water content in milk.
  • Use a little wider pan so that milk gets reduced soon.
  • Keep stirring and scraping the sides to scrap the  milk solids.
  • When you switch off it will still be goey but after cooling it will get thick.
  • Make sure you cool down completely before you refrigerate it.
Nutrition Facts
Palkova | Palkova Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 192 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 32mg11%
Sodium 98mg4%
Potassium 388mg11%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 0.02g0%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 418IU8%
Vitamin C 0.01mg0%
Calcium 317mg32%
Iron 0.01mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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