mawa substitute

passingby · Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:34

I am interested in cooking the indian sweets in the west, but the base of the sweets in india is mawa.
can you substitute mawa with something else in USA or Canada? something I can buy in the stores.
if not, what is the quickest and easiest way to make mawa?
but again, I would rather buy a similar product.

jyotirmoy · Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:39

You can make great sweets using paneer. For mawa mix equal portion of full cream milk & condensed milk, mix well & boil the mixture while stiring all the while. Use a thick bottomed wide karahi so that a large surface area is exposed & the water vapour easily escapes.
Go on reducing, when quite thick reduce flame. To shorten reducing time use a bit of corn starch.
I had posted a recipe for a very easy to make dessert in the What's for dinner thread.

passingby · Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:43

thank you for the mawa recipe. I have lots of sweets recipe in a book I have bought here. I am interested in gulab juman and I need mawa for it. I have noticed that lots of sweets require mawa.
anybody in the west... do you know if I can buy something similar to mawa in the west?

jyotirmoy · Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:51

Last summer I saw in some stores in Berlin pouches of Gulab Jamun mix so I presume these to be available in US too due to large Indian population. While in India you can check out at any of the good food stores for this. Do buy the suff called "Elach dana", these are tiny balls of confectioner's sugar. Place one or two of these in the core of the Gulab Jamuns, these will melt & fill the inside with syrup.

jaybel · Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by passingby

thank you for the mawa recipe. I have lots of sweets recipe in a book I have bought here. I am interested in gulab juman and I need mawa for it. I have noticed that lots of sweets require mawa.
anybody in the west... do you know if I can buy something similar to mawa in the west?

HI..
The nearest substitute is ricotta cheese. As Jyotiji said boil milk and condensed milk, see that you use evaporated milk and NOT condensed milk as it has sugar added to it...

jyotirmoy · Feb 22nd, 2006, 12:04

hi jaybel when did you add the ji suffix to my name?

jaybel · Feb 22nd, 2006, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

hi jaybel when did you add the ji suffix to my name?

sorry a grave mistake.. it shld read as jyotirmoy...!!! hopefully for given...

jyotirmoy · Feb 22nd, 2006, 12:10

ha ha! jaybel there is nothing wrong with jyoti, easier on the keyboard!

kalyani68 · Feb 22nd, 2006, 19:51

Mawa is also called khoa or khoya. It is made in different consistencies based on what texture you need.
It does take time and constant stirring to make.
Four cups of whole milk will boil down to about 6 ounces of mawa milk fudge.

Let us know how it all turns out....

Eldaras · Feb 22nd, 2006, 19:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

You can make great sweets using paneer. For mawa mix equal portion of full cream milk & condensed milk, mix well & boil the mixture while stiring all the while. Use a thick bottomed wide karahi so that a large surface area is exposed & the water vapour easily escapes.
Go on reducing, when quite thick reduce flame. To shorten reducing time use a bit of corn starch.
I had posted a recipe for a very easy to make dessert in the What's for dinner thread.

that recipe is very similar to the one used to make "Dulce de Leche" (or Milk Sweet). If you guys ever come to argentina you HAVE to eat Dulce de Leche... it's one of the most tasteful sweet things

passingby · Feb 22nd, 2006, 20:48

thank you guys for the info.
in about a month I should go back to north-america and then I will try to make my own gulab juman. I will let you know if I get the mawa right and if I will be successful with the gulab juman and other indian sweets.

passingby · Feb 22nd, 2006, 20:59

a great website to find substitute recipes for mawa/khoya if you want to make indian sweets outside india. great website!

http://www.bawarchi.com/features/feature5.html

GoanCanuck · Feb 22nd, 2006, 23:21

In Canada the Indo-Canadian community uses the term khowa not mawa and you can buy the gulab jamun mix in Toronto and Vancouver at dozens of different stores. Don't know about Montreal but if you need a carton just let me know and I can mail it to you. The store that sells it is just 2 blocks from my house. Generally speaking gulab jamun is not easy to make for a first timer.

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passingby Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 436	mawa substitute I am interested in cooking the indian sweets in the west, but the base of the sweets in india is mawa. can you substitute mawa with something else in USA or Canada? something I can buy in the stores. if not, what is the quickest and easiest way to make mawa? but again, I would rather buy a similar product.

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Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:39	#2
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,386	You can make great sweets using paneer. For mawa mix equal portion of full cream milk & condensed milk, mix well & boil the mixture while stiring all the while. Use a thick bottomed wide karahi so that a large surface area is exposed & the water vapour easily escapes. Go on reducing, when quite thick reduce flame. To shorten reducing time use a bit of corn starch. I had posted a recipe for a very easy to make dessert in the What's for dinner thread.

Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:43	#3
passingby Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 436	thank you for the mawa recipe. I have lots of sweets recipe in a book I have bought here. I am interested in gulab juman and I need mawa for it. I have noticed that lots of sweets require mawa. anybody in the west... do you know if I can buy something similar to mawa in the west?

Feb 22nd, 2006, 11:51	#4
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,386	Last summer I saw in some stores in Berlin pouches of Gulab Jamun mix so I presume these to be available in US too due to large Indian population. While in India you can check out at any of the good food stores for this. Do buy the suff called "Elach dana", these are tiny balls of confectioner's sugar. Place one or two of these in the core of the Gulab Jamuns, these will melt & fill the inside with syrup.

Feb 22nd, 2006, 12:04	#6
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,386	hi jaybel when did you add the ji suffix to my name?

Feb 22nd, 2006, 12:10	#8
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,386	ha ha! jaybel there is nothing wrong with jyoti, easier on the keyboard!

Feb 22nd, 2006, 19:51	#9
kalyani68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 198	Mawa is also called khoa or khoya. It is made in different consistencies based on what texture you need. It does take time and constant stirring to make. Four cups of whole milk will boil down to about 6 ounces of mawa milk fudge. Let us know how it all turns out....

Feb 22nd, 2006, 20:48	#11
passingby Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 436	thank you guys for the info. in about a month I should go back to north-america and then I will try to make my own gulab juman. I will let you know if I get the mawa right and if I will be successful with the gulab juman and other indian sweets.

Feb 22nd, 2006, 20:59	#12
passingby Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 436	a great website to find substitute recipes for mawa/khoya if you want to make indian sweets outside india. great website! http://www.bawarchi.com/features/feature5.html

Feb 22nd, 2006, 23:21	#13
GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,915	In Canada the Indo-Canadian community uses the term khowa not mawa and you can buy the gulab jamun mix in Toronto and Vancouver at dozens of different stores. Don't know about Montreal but if you need a carton just let me know and I can mail it to you. The store that sells it is just 2 blocks from my house. Generally speaking gulab jamun is not easy to make for a first timer.

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