Also known as

low fat Khoya

Description

Khoya is actually a thickened mild, almost solid milk product,used to prepare Indian sweets. It can be prepared at home by boiling and reducing the milk to a semi-solid stage. However, this method takes too much time.

The low fat khoya or mava is prepared by mixing milk powder with cream in a microwavable bowl. Put the bowl in a microwave for a total time of 7-8 minutes, switch off the microwave every 2 minutes and stir well. The recipe produces very fresh and great tasting low fat mava. This can be used in all the recipes like burfi, gulab jamun, gajar ka halwa, kalakand, etc.


Crumbled low fat mava

Refers to breaking mava into small piece with hands. Take a small ball of mava and crumble it into small granules. This is usully used to prepare halwas and laddoos.

Grated low fat mava

This requires grating the mava slabs in a hand held grater. This grated mava is fine in texture and is used for making barfis, gulab jamun, etc.

How to select

Buy mava from a known sweet shop only. Check the outer layer of the mava. It should be creamy white in colour, without any moldy spots or discoloration. The smell should be fresh and not that of stale milk. When buying, packaged mava, look out for the nutriotn label ( fat, cholesterol and calorie content) and also the expiry date.

Culinary Uses

· Mava is the key ingredient that imparts not only richness and taste to any sweet but also the required grainy texture and mouth feel
· It is used to prepare sweets like gulab jamun, kalakand, barfis, mava rolls,etc.
· Mava is also used in preparation of rich gravy vegetables like shahi paneer, malai kofta, etc.

How to store

Low fat mava can be stored under refrigerated condition for a week.

Health Benefits

· Being low in fat and calories than the ones prepared from buffalo's milk, low fat mava helps to meet our sugar cravings with less guilt.
· Like all other milk products, mava is also a source of protein and calcium in the diet.