Paal Khova

Dear Appu,

Cooking in under 20 min is a luxury I am always looking out for. And when it comes to sweets, I am all for it! That too, with a traditional sweet that would take a good hour on the stove top, with another 1/2 hour of scrubbing afterwards….if all of this effort can be scratched out and done in under 20 minutes, in the trusty microwave, with minimal soap and water action afterwards….it sounds like a dream come true, doesn’t it?

I jumped for this recipe when my colleague brought it in to work the other day, as Navarathri prasadam. Packaged into these bite sized treats in mini-baking cups, it looked a good mouthwatering package. But nothing comes close to the heaven of the taste!! Mmmm mmmm mmm! One serving simply isn’t enough for this one! So without further ado….here’s the recipe!

INGREDIENTS

Ricotta cheese – any quantity
Sugar – Same qty as Ricotta cheese
Dried Milk Powder – Same qty as the cheese
Butter or ghee – About 4-5 tbp
Mini baking cups – For spooning into

METHOD

Add the the above ingredients into a big microwave safe bowl, enough to hold it, and s

uch that it comes to 3/4 full. Do not bother about melting the butter separately. Just add everything in, and microwave for 3 min, and it will begin to soften and melt. Take it out and mix it all together well. Put it back in for 2 more min. Take it out and mix it well again. And so on and so forth for upto 20 minutes. By that time you will see that the mixture has started to brown a little bit, become thicker, and looks sticky enough to be able to shape into balls, when cooled.

Cool it well. Shape it into little oval balls, and put into the baking cups, and your khova is ready! Try it and you’ll have everyone asking you for the recipe!