PaalKhova

A delicious milk sweet made by condensing milk and adding sugar :-)

Cooking time : about 2 hours

Ingredients: 

• Milk : 8 cups
• Sugar :1 cup ( adjust according to sweetness and taste)
• Elaichi powder : 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method:

1. In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat milk. Once it comes to boil keep the flame medium and keep stirring every 5 minutes to avoid milk from getting burnt. 
2. After an hour the milk quantity would have reduced . (Takes approximately an hour). Scrap the sides of the pan and mix it along with the milk mixture. 
3. After sometime, the milk color would change to ivory ( which is light golden brown) and would start to solidify. Add the sugar & elaichi powder (if using) now.
4. After adding sugar, keep stirring continuously until the mixture gets solidified completely (the texture would look grainish but it will turn out really yummy!)
5. At one point of time (takes around 20 min) the palkova would leaves the sides of the pan. switch off the flame and allow it to cool and serve.

Notes :

• You can pack in butter papers after slicing them or just serve in a serving bowl (what i did). Both ways its just yuumy!
• Keep stirring continuously once you add sugar to avoid the milk from getting burnt . Else there will be a change in taste as well as  color.
• 
  .