Malai ladoo is an easy and delicious Indian sweet recipe with paneer and condensed milk. If you have paneer handy, you can make this sweet in 15 minutes.
How to make paneer at home?
Paneer is also known as Indian cottage cheese. It is easy and simple to make at home by separating the curds from whey. Homemade paneer tastes soft, fresh and flavorful compared to the store bought ones. Paneer is widely used in the Indian cooking, it is an excellent source of protein for vegetarians. You can make varieties of dishes using paneer like paneer butter masala, kalakand, broccoli paneer paratha, paneer pakora and paneer tikka masala.
- In a heavy bottomed pan add milk and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat, add the vinegar and set for 2 – 3 mins. The milk starts to curdle and separates from the whey ( a light green color liquid).
- Strain the curds from whey using a cheese or muslin cloth and rinse using cold running water. This helps to take off the vinegar smell from curds.
3. Squeeze out the excess water from the curds and place a heavy weight on the curds for at least 30 mins and cut them into small squares. It is not necessary to set the paneer for this sweet recipe by keeping the weight on the curds.
Smart Cooking Tips:
- Make sure to knead the paneer to a smooth texture without leaving chunks. This helps to make the soft and smooth laddoos.
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If you are using a store bought paneer, grate the paneer first and then knead until smooth or blend the condensed milk and grated paneer together in a blender.
- Cook paneer and condensed over a medium flame because the condensed milk tends to get burn quickly.
Easy Indian sweet recipes:
Indian sweet recipes are easy to make at home. Many of the Indian sweet recipes includes ghee and milk. Many of the Indian sweets are simple to make in under 30 minutes like sooji halwa, rava ladoo, coconut ladoo, walnut fudge, besan ladoo, moong dal ladoo and vermicelli kheer.
How to serve malai ladoo?
Serve malai ladoo as a dessert.
Malai ladoo is an easy and delicious Indian sweet recipe with paneer and condensed milk. If you have paneer handy, you can make this sweet in 15 minutes.
- 8 cup WHOLE MILK
- 0.25 cup VINEGAR
- 14 oz CONDENSED MILK SWEETENED
- 2 no CARDAMOM
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For making paneer: In a heavy bottom pan, add milk and bring to a boil. Add vinegar and set for 2 - 3 minutes until the curds (chenna) separates from the whey.
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Strain the curds from whey using a cheese or muslin cloth and rinse in a cold running water. Squeeze out all the liquid content thoroughly from the curds and knead to a smooth texture. If you have store bought paneer, grate the paneer first and knead them to a smooth texture.
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In a pan add the paneer, condensed milk, crushed cardamoms and mix well. Cook over a medium flame until the paneer mixture becomes thick.
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Allow the paneer mixture to cool and shape them into small balls. Garnish with chopped nuts.