Every recipe as a memory, this one started it all 🪜
Hi Listeners!👋
Welcome back to Gastrophile's Journey.
This isn't just a sweet - it's the dish that made me fall into cooking. It is still delicious 🤤 in memory.
After sharing the story of my first ever dish - I'm here to pass on the recipe itself. This isn't just a Sweet/Dessert. It's a piece of fadeless memory 📝.
🍮Recipe - The Palkova
Do you know palkova❓. Now I'll share the recipe I tried first 🥇
Yeah! Let's make palkova, the Indian milk 🥛 sweet that started it all for me.
🧺Ingredients - I Used
- Milk 🥛 - 1/2 litre
- Sugar🍚 - 250 g (Adjust to your taste)
- Ghee🧈 - 1 Teaspoon (Optional - For the rich aroma)
- Cardamom powder🍀 - a pinch (Optional - for aroma)
- Salt🧂 - a pinch (To enhance sweet)
🍴Vessels and Tools
★ Pan (Kadai) 🍳
★ Solid spoon 🥄 - For Stirring
★ Bowl 🥣 - To serve
🥘Method :
Love, Patience & a bit of stirring.
1.Boil The Milk 🥛
- Pour the milk ( use normal / rich cream milk) into a pan (kadai)
- Bring it to a gentle boil on medium flame 🔥, stirring occasionally.
2. Reduce It Slowly
- Stir... Stir... and stir again
- Let the milk reduce to half and starts to thick . It takes approx 15 minutes⏳or above.
3. Add Other Ingredients 🀦
- One thickened, Add sugar and stir well.( Confession: I add a sugar late & the palkova got a little sticky. But it still tastes good 😊)
- Sugar melts then add ghee and cardamom powder if needed
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| This is a creation of the imagination, not a photograph or a depiction of original one ( I didn't have the pic of my first Recipe😔) |
- It will look like soft, grainy fudge.
5. Cool & Serve
- Turn off the flame 🔥 & let it rest.
- Serve in small bowl 🥣 or gift 🎁 it with lots of love 😘 - just like I did.
👩🍳Your Gastrophile's Tip:
Stir gently🥄. Don't rush. Let the sweet become a story on its own.
Cooking is Feeling. Mistakes are part of the journey🛣️.
💭Why This Dish Is Special To Me❓
This was my 1St🥇 dish ever, made for my favourite one 😊.
Palkova taught me something no recipe book 📖 can
Link 🔗: Listen to my first dish and favourite one
check our previous post.
💌 From My Kitchen To Yours ➡️
Have you ever tried making palkova❔Or do you have a "First dish" story like mine❓
Drop it in comments 💬
I'd like to listen your version 😁
🍽️ Until the Next Bite...
Thanks for joining me on this sweet memory.
Let’s keep walking this flavourful path — one story, one recipe at a time.
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