Kohaalepaak

 

Kohalepak- A winter special sweet

 

Kohalepak is easy-to-make and delicious Maharashtrian sweet. Kohalepak requires very few ingredients - majorly Ash gourd. So this Diwali, you can try a unique anbd easy-to-make sweet for your loved ones.

Cooking Time:  2 hours

Ingredients:

• Ash gourd                                    1kg.
• Sugar                                           300gm.
• Khoa / Mawa / Milk Powder        250gm.
• Cardamom Powder

Procedure:

1. Wash ash gourd, peel off the skin, and remove the seeds.
2. Grate the ash gourd finely and squeeze out entire water from it.
3. Add sugar and Khoa / Mawa / Milk Powder into grated ash guard. Mix it well and let it rest for half an hour.
4. Put the ash gourd mixture in the pan and stir it well until entire water evaporates. Cook the mixture thoroughly.
5. Spread the mixture on a greased steel plate (with ghee) to cool down.
6. After almost 2-3 hours, Kohalepak will set and ready to cut into your favorite shape.
7. Finally you will get almost 750 gm. Kohalepak which can be cut into 40-50 pieces of one inch size.

! HAPPY DIWALI !