Palkova | Palkova Recipe
- Total time
- 65 min
- Serves
- 6
- Cuisine
- South Indian

Ingredients
Palkova Recipe (Traditional)
- 2 litre Whole Milk
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- ½ tsp Cardamom Powder
Instant Palkova (under 10 minutes)
- 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk ((400 ml))
- 3 tbsp Plain Yogurt
- 1 tbsp Ghee or Butter
Steps
Palkova Recipe (Traditional)
- 1
Take a large heavy bottom pan and add milk to it. Bring this to a boil. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the sides of pan else the milk might get burnt in the bottom. Allow this to boil for around 20-30 mins on high heat. Stir this constantly to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
- 2
Once the milk is reduced to 1/3rd of its original volume, Add sugar and give it a good mix. At this point keep mixing constantly.
- 3
Once sugar is added. The milk will start to thicken fast. After 2 to 3 mins add in ghee little at a time and mix well. The palkova will thicken.
- 4
Once the ghee is mixed in, The colour will change to a light golden colour.
- 5
Add in cardamom powder and mix well. Switch off the flame and let it cool down. The palkova may look a bit runny at this point. But as it cools it will thicken more.
- 6
Once completely cooled, you can serve this or transfer to a container.
Instant Palkova (under 10 minutes)
- 7
Take condensed milk, yogurt and butter (or ghee) in a heavy bottom pot. Mix it really well so the yogurt is completely mixed into the condensed milk.
- 8
Place the pot on heat and cook on high heat till comes to a boil. It will look runny once the condensed milk is heated.
- 9
Keep cooking this. The mixture will thicken and look a little curdled and thick at this point.
- 10
Keep cooking this until the mixture gets even more thick, it will take around 2 to 3 minutes. After 2 to 3 mins the mixture will get thick. You can turn off the heat and cover the pot with a lid and allow it to cool for 15 mins.
- 11
As it cools the palkova will get more thick and achieve proper consistency.
- 12
Once completely cooled, you can serve this or transfer to a container.
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