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Palkova / how to make palgova
Palkova is a milk based sweet from Tamil nadu. It is creamy and melt in the mouth, makes a festive sweet.
Course
sweets
Cuisine
Indian, Tamil nadu
Keyword
milk based sweet, palakova, palgova, palkova, two ingredient sweet
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
45
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Author
Jayashree
Ingredients
1.5
litre
full fat milk
1/3
cup
sugar
Instructions
In a thick bottom pan, add milk and keep it to boil on a low
flame.In
a few minutes, the milk will thicken
Let the milk simmer on a low flame, keep stirring in between.After 20 minutes, it becomes a creamy texture.
Scrape the cream that gets to the edges of the pan and put it to boil.
Let simmer on a low flame, the milk thickens, add sugar and give a stir. It melts and soon thickens.Remove in a bowl and serve.
Notes
Use a thick bottom pan, the milk may get burnt and give a bad smell.
The quantity of sugar may be adjusted as per taste.
Use whole fat milk.
Cardamom powder and saffron may be added. I prefer not to add anything to it, tastes good by itself.
If refrigerated, it stays good for 4-5 days.