Kharvas
Kharvas is a traditional Maharashtrian steamed milk pudding made from colostrum (the first milk after a cow calves), set with sugar and flavoured with cardamom and saffron. Soft and custard-like, it is cut into pieces and served chilled. About 250 calories per serving.
Ise kharwas, junnu, ginna, colostrum pudding naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Cardamom — 2 piece (ground)
Main
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Saffron — 0.2 g (whole)
- Milk — 250 g (whole)
- sugar — 0.5 cup (whole)
Method
- Whisk colostrum (or milk), sugar, cardamom powder and a few strands of saffron together until the sugar dissolves and no lumps remain.
- Grease a steel dish or thali lightly and pour the milk mixture into it.
- Place the dish in a steamer or pressure cooker (without the weight) and steam on medium heat for 30 to 40 minutes until set and a knife comes out clean.
- Turn off the heat and let the kharvas cool to room temperature without disturbing it.
- Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours, then cut into squares and serve chilled.
Common questions
- Kharvas ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- खर्वस ko English mein Kharvas likhte hain.
- Ek plate Kharvas mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 145 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 20 min lagta hai — 5 min taiyari, 15 min pakana.