Desis living abroad know the struggle well. Mava/khoya is not easily available. With three ingredients on hand, you can make your own in only 4 minutes and bring more flavor to your favorite desserts or dishes.
What is Mava/Khoya?
Mava or Khoya is an ingredient used in making many Indian/Pakistani desserts and delicacies. Traditionally, it is made by cooking milk on low heat for hours, until all liquid has been evaporated and only the milk solids are left. It is a very time consuming process. In India people usually buy mava/khoya from local sweet shops (halwai). But if you are living abroad, you can have a hard time finding good quality mava at stores. I was happy to find this method of making it at home, which only takes me 4 minutes and comes out perfectly every time.
What ingredients are needed?
You will need these three ingredients:
Full Fat Milk: Do not use skimmed as you will not get the desired results. Full fat (3.5% or more) will give you best results
Ghee: You can replace ghee with unsalted butter as well.
Full Fat Powdered Milk: I used Nido brand but you can use whatever brand is available to you. Make sure that it is not skimmed or fat reduced.
You may also be interested in:
- Gajar ka halwa with no added sugar
- Almond flour halwa (gluten-free, no added sugar)
- Healthy and easy coconut cookies
Homemade Mava/Khoya in just 4 minutes
Equipment
- Non stick pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) Full fat milk
- 1 Tbsp Ghee/ unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup Full fat powdered milk (I used Nido)
Instructions
- Put the pan on medium low heat. Pour the milk and the ghee into the pan. Mix and bring it to simmer.
- Gradually add milk powder, while mixing continuously. It will look granulated in the beginning, but it will gradually smoothen out.
- Cook on medium low heat for 3 minutes, stirring continuously.
- When the mava/khoya starts to bind together and looks smooth, turn off heat.
- Transfer to a bowl and let cool to room temperature. Then crumble with hands to make small pieces.
- Add to your favorite desserts (like this healthier gajar ka halwa or this almond flour halwa) and enjoy.
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