Therattipal / Palkova Recipe

Therattipal is a famous sweet dish in Tamil Nadu. Srivilliputhur in Tamil Nadu is very vamous for its Palkova. There are lot of sweet shops selling palkova, you can get a very good palkova in Aavin stores (I'm a big fan of it). But its always tastes more good and homely when prepared at home. Its very easy to prepare as the recipe calls for simple ingredients like milk and sugar. But need little patience, as it it take long time to cook. But you will see the worth standing near the stove while tasting it. Here is the recipe,

Cooking time :1 hr 30 min

Ingredients:

Milk - 4 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder - a pinch (if you like the cardamom flavor in therattipal, make it a big pinch)
Ghee - 1/2 tsp 

Method:

Use a heavy bottom pan as milk tend to stick all over the pan during the cooking time.
Take 4 cups of milk in a heavy bottom pan and bring to boil.
Use a thin tip ladle so that you can remove the milk that's sticks in the pan then and there.
Keep the flame in medium. Stir in frequent intervals to avoid milk sticking at the bottom of the pan.

Once the 4 cups reach to 1 cup consistency add the ghee and sugar.

Stir till it reach the semi solid consistency. Now you will see a change in colour to light brownish yellow. 
Remove from the pan and cool down before serving. 

Note : 
Use full fat milk or 2 % reduced fat milk for the assured taste.