Paal kova
Paal kova, from above
VegSrivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu

Paal kova

Milk and sugar, cooked until creamy, grainy and caramel sweet. Srivilliputhur's pride and joy.

80 minTime
8 gProtein each
mildSpice
Srivilliputhur palkova1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMilk and sugar, stirred into kova.
The original
211kcalsame
8 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
80minutessame

Classic paal kova.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Milk10 cups, full cream
Sugar⅔ cup

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Boil the milk in a wide, heavy kadai and keep it at a rolling simmer, stirring and scraping.
  2. 2When reduced to a quarter, add sugar and keep stirring.
  3. 3Cook until it gathers into a soft mass and leaves the pan.
Serve it like this

Serve a spoonful in a small leaf cup or on a plate, at room temperature.

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