
Pastry filled with Cream or Malai Khaaja
Malai Khaaja

Method 1 (with puff pastry)
Ingredients
1 heavy cream carton. Small size of 8 oz.
1 tin evaporated milk
1 lb. Mava / Khoya
3 tsp Sugar or to taste
1 tsp Elaichi Cardamom powder or to taste
1/2 tsp Nutmeg powder or to taste.
3 threads of Saffron or to taste.
(Note I prefer only cardamon/elaichi)
Puff Pastry (shells as shown in picture)
Heat the cream.
Add evaporated milk, mava or khoya.
When it boils and becomes thick, add sugar, elaichi/cardamon and rest of the ingredients.
Add almonds and or pistachios. (optional)
Cook everything together and remove from stove.
Fill in the mixture in the pre-baked puff pastry shells as shown.
Sprinkle finely chopped almonds and pistachios on the top.
Serve within 7 days.
Method 2 (with phylo dough)

Megala
Oct 10, 2019, 11:39 amWow! These look so cute & delicious!