Pista Kalakand / Pistachio Cottage Cheese Milk Cake
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Pista Kalakand is an Indian milk cake, delicately flavored with pistachios. It makes a perfect mithai or sweet or dessert to celebrate any festival in India. It brings the desired mood to celebrate Holi or Diwali or even Rakshabandhan.
Pista Kalakand
Love this time of the year. India hits the sequence of festivals starting now, the onset of shravan/monsoon season. Teej! Rakshabandhan! Onam! Janmashtami! And then a series of others, till November end. Exciting, colorful, delicious, and busy days ahead. Not to mention, festivals lead to some emotional roller coaster rides, remembering home, family and family members….miles across.
To celebrate the onset of festivals and happy days, I decided to make something that reflects a part of my childhood and added a flavor of my own.
While visiting Delhi at my Nani’s house (maternal grandmother) from Bulandahahr (my home town), we used to cross a small town called Dadri. At one point, it would always be a bottle-neck traffic jam. Coincidentally, at that point there was a sweet shop and it made the most delicious milk cake…yes kalakand is also known as milk cake in some parts of the country. While stuck in traffic jam, we would buy some and feast on it. Many a times, it was a special bundle packed for gifting purpose to the relatives as well.
The traffic jam horns, the sweaty afternoons, the yelling street side vendors…who knew, would make golden memories one day. Adding pista is my addition to it’s adulterated yet delicious version.
I prepared this keeping Rakshabandhan in mind. I am sure my brothers and sister would love it since they all are paneer fan! My kids loved it. Miss you guys more on the festivals!
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This is how I made it!
Make this kalakand this festive season and enjoy with your family and friends!
Have a great festive season people!
Sonal!
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What a pretty cake! The ingredients all sound so delicious and the colour is so pretty. All the festivals make this time of year sound so fun 🙂
Kalakand is always been my favourite sweet and this one is truly amazing with lovely presentation and clicks….Simple to make yet delicious!!
Love kalakand, and to top it, its loaded with pistachios… Terrific…:)
I am glad that you liked it
We definitely miss our loved ones on special occasions. Can totally relate to that.
the kalakkand looks awesome. Will give it a try 🙂
Thank you Anj ❤️
wow a yummy twist to regular milk cake ..and lovely presentation dear
Thanks Vani❤️
Yummy pistachio cake, Sonal. This is so apt for setting the mood for this festive season!
Very nice recipe
Loved your take and this is one of my favourite sweets, shall surely try it..awesome Sonal
Thank you so much Jaya ❤️
I love the memories that this cake evokes for you Sonal! It looks amazing… such beautiful photos and colours as usual! 🙂
Loved this recipe so much!!beautiful presentation, beautifully described and amazing clicks.. superb!! great effort Sonal:)
Thanks Shubha ❤️
Wow…lovely pictures and presentation Sonal…Loved the recipe so easy and simple..Awesome!
Such an easy peasy and gorgeous looking Milk cake … Love the color . Simply gorgeous …..
love Kalakand! this looks so good 🙂
Thanks Freda❤️