Thirattipal or palgova is a very rich and delightful preparation using milk and sugar. It is a time-consuming peparation no-doubt , but the end result is something to savour for a long time. A few of my friends use curd to coagulate the milk and then proceed making the sweet ,to each his own!
My hubby’s granny who was holidaying with us last month is an expert in making this sweet. Before she left for her home, I set out making the sweet under her watchful eyes with adequate help from my mom-in-law (who joined us for a few days) and a whole lot of help from my hubby (to dig in) !!
The sweet can also be made in microwave, which is a lot easier and i heard tasty too- am yet to try that out, will keep you posted ! The dish requires a very few ingredients – milk, sugar,elaichii (optional) but it requires your full attention during the making; else the bottom of the pan may get browned n scorched giving the sweet a burnt taste. We made a big batch of the sweet using 3 litres of milk – i have given the recipe for 1 litre. You can garnish with nuts for the added effect !

  •  Other ways you can enjoy this scrumptious sweet — sandwich spread, stuffing for rotis or even pizza topping !




What goes:-

  • Milk – 1 litre
  • Sugar – 175 gm -to taste
  • Cardamom – optional
  • Nuts – Pistachios/Almonds (for garnish/optional)
How:-
Use a thick bottomed pan for making the sweet. Pour the milk and bring it to a boil. Now bring the flame to low/middle and allow it to simmer. Let the quantity reduce to half of the inital quantity. Now add sugar and and mix well.



Let the mix continue to simmer till it thickens. It takes a good 30-40 minutes.Give it a stir every now and then, to prevent browning of the pan bottom. Also scraping off the sides once in a while adds to the thickening and intensifies the taste.



You can see how the milk and sugar change colour and starts to thicken !Once the mix reaches a halwa like consistency, add elaichi if required and then switch off flame. 



The sweet is ready for devouring !



This yum sweet goes to Aipi’s Bookmarked Recipes-Tuesday & Kankana’s Hearth &Soul Blog Hop #43
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20 Comments

  1. Radhika April 12, 2011 at 8:48 am - Reply

    Absolutely yummy. But for doing on stove top it requires the patience of a saint. I make it quick in microwave. do try it out. makes life more easier.

  2. Priya Sreeram April 12, 2011 at 9:05 am - Reply

    @ Radhika- u r right, will try MW version very soon !

  3. Suman Singh April 12, 2011 at 10:43 am - Reply

    This looks so delicious..worth all that effort!

  4. Ramya April 12, 2011 at 11:14 am - Reply

    I bet the end result is totally worth the whole effort u put in:-) Looks so delicious ..

  5. Suchitra Vaidyaram April 12, 2011 at 12:06 pm - Reply

    Looks good priya!

  6. Hamaree Rasoi April 12, 2011 at 12:57 pm - Reply

    with just 3 ingredients this sounds yummy and worthwhile.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

  7. Suja Manoj April 12, 2011 at 1:28 pm - Reply

    Delicious sweet,mouthwatering and worth all the effort.

  8. Kanchana Radhakrishnan April 12, 2011 at 1:30 pm - Reply

    yummy thirattippal.

  9. Unknown April 12, 2011 at 1:46 pm - Reply

    Hard work priya,yet worth for the taste.hats off.

  10. Vimitha Durai April 12, 2011 at 1:48 pm - Reply

    I love this… My MIL makes this often and I just jump on it… Looks yum…

  11. aipi April 12, 2011 at 1:56 pm - Reply

    This is a lot of work but I know its totally worth it- remind me of my dad he totally loves it :)
    Thanks a lot for linking this to bookmark event :)
    US Masala

  12. Christy April 12, 2011 at 2:39 pm - Reply

    Wow – so do you know, is this a homemade sweetened condensed milk? I would love love love it I am sure! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop!

  13. Reshmi Mahesh April 12, 2011 at 2:49 pm - Reply

    Super delicious sweet…

  14. Menaga Sathia April 12, 2011 at 3:03 pm - Reply

    looks delicious…

  15. Akila April 12, 2011 at 3:06 pm - Reply

    simply love it dear…

  16. Nandinis food April 12, 2011 at 3:12 pm - Reply

    Really, I want to devour it right away! Yummy!

  17. Priya Sreeram April 12, 2011 at 3:32 pm - Reply

    @ Christy – Thanks for linking it ! It looks like sweetened condensed milk but it is not that !

  18. Shanavi April 12, 2011 at 5:31 pm - Reply

    Haiya, my fav Priya..Homemade always works .. Cahce ae illa ponga..

  19. Elaichii April 12, 2011 at 6:24 pm - Reply

    Total goodness right!

  20. Swathi April 12, 2011 at 6:34 pm - Reply

    Pal thirattipal looks awesome dleicious.My favorite is thenga thirattipal.

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