Khurchan

Name: Khurchan
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Madhyapradesh)
Ingredients: 1 liter full-fat milk; 50g sugar; ½ tsp cardamom powder; Saffron pinch; Pistachios for garnish

🟢 Veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 63. Khurchan recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥30 minCook

🕒35 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Khurchan

Heat milk in a flat, wide iron tawa-like pan on high heat.
As milk boils, cream forms on the surface. Scrape it to one side with a flat spatula.
Continue boiling, constantly scraping cream — these scraped layers are the khurchan.
Once milk has reduced significantly, add sugar and cardamom. Serve the rich scraped cream.

📖 Cultural notes

Khurchan is prepared fresh every morning at traditional halwais (sweet makers) in Gwalior — the process of "scraping" (khurchna) gives this desi sweet its name and its unique texture. ---

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