Janamashtami is here and so is the season of having milk recipes. Be it shrikhand,kalakand,rasogulla,rasmalai,halwa or peda. There is no milk based sweet dish which is not in bhog of Kanha ji. Bhugal mawa or Indian milk cake is one recipe you can make easily at home. This can also be offered as bhog during Dussehra and Navratri. Sindhi Bhugal Mawa is also known as milk cake across India.
It is a delicacy none can resist. It is one of the most popular sweets in India. This is an easy recipe but needs some slow cooking of milk. Although sweets can be bought, nothing can beat the satisfaction of making it at home. These days market based sweets also have adulterated khoya at times, so making it at home makes it healthier too. You need only one major ingredient heavy full fat milk.This is a recipe which will wow your guests.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- steel spatula / spoon
- Tray lined with baking sheet / parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 litre full fat milk or 1 litre milk with 1 cup instant mawa
- sugar
- pistachios
- cardamom powder/elaichi powder
- lime juice
Refer to recipe card for details.
how to make bhugal mawa?
Boil milk and reduce to ⅓ of quantity on a low flame. Keep on scraping from the sides.
Add lemon juice and keep on scraping the milk solids. You can see the water separate in few minutes.
Now, add mawa and sugar. Keep stirring until they come together.
Turn off the heat when you see a thick mixture. Pour it on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Garnish with pistachios and cut into desired shape. Store in refrigerator.
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Sindhi Bhugal Mawa -Indian Milk cake recipe
Equipment
- saucepan
- steel spatula
- tray lined with baking sheet
Ingredients
- 2 liter full fat milk or 1 litre milk with 1 cup instant mawa
- ¼-1/2 cup sugar or as per taste.
- 2 tablespoon pistachios sliced
- 1 tablespoon cardamom powder / elaichi powder
- 1-2 tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
- Boil the milk on low flame.Let it simmer on a low flame once it boils.
- Keep stirring and scraping the milk solids from the sides and bottom of the pan every 10-15 mins.
- Once the milk has reduced to ⅓rd of original volume,add lemon juice.
- The water will start to seperate, add sugar and other ingredients(if using mawa, add at this time)
- Stir in every few minutes on a low flame.
- Keep stirring to ensure no lumps are formed
- Turn of the heat once you see a homogenous mixture.
- Pour the mixture on a tray lined with baking sheet.Garnish with pistachios.
- Cut into desired shapes.
- You can store this in refrigerator for upto 7 days in an air tight box.
Notes
Variations
You can make various types of milk cake. Some of the popular ones are chocolate, mango and strawberry.
Storage
Store it in a refrigerator upto 7 days.
Travel tip: Rajasthani palate is full of rich foods and Sindhi milk cake is totally in sync. Azaad sweets Ajmer, Thakurdas Alwar are two great places. Mohan sweets at Vizag also makes yummy one. I have been a regular to this place since childhood and taste has remained the same for years.Tharu mukhi bhandar at Khar, Mumbai is also another place you can relish this.
FAQ
Full cream milk, lemon juice and sugar are the main ingredients.
Alwar ,Rajasthan is specially known for its milk cake. Thakurdas Sweets in Alwar is famous for it. Each day the stock is sold out before noon. I have been lucky to enjoy it when I visited it last. Alwar ka mawa is just so yummy.
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