Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Basundi Recipe | How to Make Easy Milk Basundi Sweet is a vegetarian Indian sweet made with khova / mava, milk, and kesar milk in about 45 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Total time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6 Servings
- Category: sweet
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 100 grams khova / mava (crumbled)
- 1½ litre milk
- 2 tbsp kesar milk
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp almonds & badam (chopped)
Method
- Firstly, crumble 100 grams khova and keep it aside. If you are not having access to mawa then you can use ½ cup milk powder.
- In a large kadai, take 1½ litre milk and get to a boil by stirring in between.
- Add 2 tbsp kesar milk and mix well.
- Boil for 5 minutes, or until the milk thickens slightly.
- Once the milk reduces, add crumbled khova and mix well.
- Continue to boil for 5 minutes or until the milk thickens.
- Further, add ¼ cup sugar and get to a boil. Make sure the sugar is dissolved and cooked well.
- Now add ½ tsp cardamom powder, 2 tbsp almonds & badam. Mix well.
- Cool the milk slightly before serving. The basundi will thicken once cooled.
- Finally, enjoy Basundi Recipe chilled or warm up for a week when refrigerated.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
