Khoa is a dairy product made from cow, buffalo, goat or sheep milk by rapid drying. There are different types of khoa which vary in fat and moisture content. Khoa is used to make many Indian sweets like peda, kalakand, gulab jamun, burfi. Recipes for some popular khoa-based sweets are provided including ingredients and basic instructions for preparation.

1. KHOWA PRODUCTS

2. Khowa
It’s the product obtained from cow or buffalo (or goat or sheep) or a combination thereof, by rapid
drying. ( PFA 1976)
It’s a IS : 4883 product
TYPES
Pindi Dhap Danedar

3. 23.5
32
68
21.5
40
60
22.5
37
63
FAT % MOISTURE % TSS
KHOWA CONSTITUENCY
PINDI DHAR DANEDAR
PINDI - flavoured burfi’s, peda
DHAR - gulabjamoon, pantooa
DANEDAR – Kalakand, Gourd barfi

4. PEDA
Ingredients
1. Khoya 225g
2. Sugar 75g
3. Pista few pieces
4. Silver paper
5. cardamom
Freshly made
khoya broken to
bits
Sugar is added
Put into karahi
and cooked
slowly
Add pista and
cardamom

5. KALAKAND
Ingredients
1. Milk 1kg
2. Sugar 60g
3. Citric acid 1/2g
4. Optional pista and
cardamom
Boil milk
After 15-
20 min
add citric
acid (for
partial
coagualati
on of milk)
After a
semi-solid
state
reached
add sugar
Stir and let
it cool

6. GULABJAMUN
Ingredients
 Khoa 300g
 Maida 35g
 Baking powder ½ tsp.
 Sugar 1kg
 Water 1kg
 Ghee 500gc
Break entire
khoa to bits
Mix baking
powder to
maida
separately
kneading
maida in
khoa with
intermittent
water
addition
untill ball
making
consistency
is obtained
Fry these
balls in a
shallow
karahi
containing
ghee
After
cooling
balls add
it to the
sugar
syrup
made by
boiling
the sugar

7. BURFI
Ingredients
 khoya 250g
Crystal sugar 75g
Chocolate 10g
Break khoa and
spread in karahi
Add sugar and
mix well
Make the
mixture into a
compact mass
when entire
sugar
dissolved(plain
barfi)
Separate 1/3rd
mixture and add
chocolate
Plain and spread
plain barfi and
over it apply the
chocolate layer
(chocolate barfi)

8. COCONUT BARFI
Ingredients
 Khoa 275g
 Sugar 135g
 Fine grated coconut 35g
 optional silver paper
Mix sugar
and khoa
Put into
karahi over
gentle heat
Add
coconut
Let it cool
Cut into
pieces and
enjoy!!!