Delicious Maharashtrian Kharwas Recipe to Celebrate Festivals

By Bhavana Verma

Ingredients

1 cup colostrum milk (or Junnu milk)
1 cup regular full-fat milk
1/2 cup jaggery
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
Strands of saffron
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
Chopped nuts for garnishing

Prepare the Milk Mixture

Combine colostrum milk and regular milk in a bowl.
Add jaggery to sweeten it and stir well.

Add flavors

Soak saffron strands in warm milk and add it to the mixture.
Then add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder.

Prepare for steaming

Pour the mixture into a bowl that fits your steamer and cover it with a lid to prevent water from entering.

Steam the kharvas

Heat water in a pot or steamer and add the milk dish to it.
Steam on medium for 30-40 minutes until it becomes like a custard.

Cooling and garnishing

Once kharvas is cooked
remove it and slice it into cubes.
Garnish with chopped nuts and serve.