Its a known fact that most of Indian sweets have Mava or Khoya as one of common ingredient. It is also a known fact that making mava from scratch is super tedious task. Making mava is most common deterrent for anyone wishing to make sweet at home. Hence sharing this instant mawa recipe to make from milk powder.
To combat this stressful process of making mava from fresh milk, I have got two recipes. Both of these are instant mawa recipe.
One is this one which is using making mawa/ mava using milk powder and second is using ricotta cheese. Over here I will explain how to make mava using milk powder.
Method for Instant Mava
- Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add ghee to it and once it’s warm add milk as well as milk powder to it. Stir continuously to avoid formation of lumps.
- Cook till all the moisture evaporates and it start leaving edges of pan and comes together in the form of a dough.
If you are one short of time, or live where getting fresh khoya from a sweet shop / halwai is difficult, probably this is best substitute for fresh mava.
This process is not only simple, it is quick too and there is no noticeable difference in taste and I have used it many times on my own sweets like Gulab Jamun, Kala Jamun, etc.
Recipe Card
Instant Milk powder Khoya | Mava
Ingredients
- 1.5 Cup Full Fat Milk Powder
- 1/2 Cup Full Cream Milk
- 1 Tablespoon Ghee / Clarified Butter
Instructions
- Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add ghee to it and once it’s warm add milk as well as milk powder to it. Stir continuously to avoid formation of lumps.
- Cook till all the moisture evaporates and it start leaving edges of pan and comes together in the form of a dough. Switch off the heat and your instant khoya is ready to use.
Notes
- Always cook it on medium heat only.
- This recipe yields little sweetened khoya similar to the one made with full cream milk, so adjust amount of sugar in your dessert (where you intend to use this mava) accordingly.
- This Mawa / Khoya / Mava holds the shape when its warm, once cold it crumbles. So if you wish to give it any shape, do it while its warm.
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