Khirkadam | Kheer Kadam | Raskadam | How to make Khoya Kadam ~ Simple Delicious Food Recipes

Khirkadam / Kheer Kadam / Raskadam is my choice for K in the A to Z Bengali Sweets, featuring protein rich Paneer.

I had an array of dishes in the Bengali Milk Sweets to select from. My initial choice was Kala Jamun, which has been on my to do list for a while now. However, because of other dishes that will follow, I decided to drop it off for another day and selected this.

The other K in Bengali Sweets are Kala Paturi, Kulfi Sandesh, Kesariya Rosgolla, Komola bhog, Kaanchagolla and Kalakand.

As I have a penchant for picking the tough one and slogging over it, I naturally picked up Khirkadam and made it over a span of three days. Each time the half done dish would go back into the fridge and make an appearance out and then go into hiding. I adapted mine from this. The recipe details were a bit confusing, so I checked the video. However, with all videos that seem long, I loose my patience and went ahead with what I understood.

Before talking about how we can make this sweet, lets first understand what Khirkadam or Kheer Kadam means. This is a Kesariya Rosgolla stuffed inside Khoya and finally rolled over crumbled Paneer or Chhana. When I planned for my boiled Bengali sweets to be made, I made the kesariya rosgolla first, then prepared the Khoya and then realized that I had kneaded all the fresh chhana into soft and smooth paneer. I would be needing crumbled paneer as I have roll the final product over fine but stiff paneer. I read that even grated coconut can be used along with paneer for retaining the grains.

So I had to again wait to make a fresh batch, where the batch of sweets I had planned was just blended like the Ice Cream Sandesh. In this Khoya Kadam, the final rolling is again on a bed of fresh paneer and I even changed to ensure I mixed sugar with fresh crumbled paneer and then rolled over the prepared sweet in it.

If you are using homemade Khoya, it might be crumbly, I used store bought and it was very soft to handle. So each time I had to refrigerate before going to the next step. Even this final rolling requires your sweet to be firm. Also, I feel one won’t be able to eat the whole one as such, so ensure you make small rosgollas and then stuff it into khoya. Hubby dear enjoyed this so much and didn’t want to share with my friends.

This Kheer Kadam again requires well kneading of the chhana to make the Kesariya Rosgolla.

How to Make Soft Homemade Chhana for Bengali Sweets

How to Knead Chhana for Soft Bengali Sweets

Khirkadam

In this A to Z Bengali Sweets for Protein Rich dishes:

A for Aam Sandesh
B for Bhapa Sandesh
C for Channar Puli
D for Danadar
E for Elixir Sandesh
F for Fruit Sandesh
G for Gajarer Sandesh
H for Hot Chocolate Sandesh Truffle
I for Ice Cream Sandesh
J for Jilapi

How to make Khoya Kadam

Step By Step Pictures for making soft Chhana for Bengali Sweets

Step by Step Pictures for kneading the chhana to a soft texture.

Step by Step Pictures for making Kesariya Rosgolla.

How to make Sugar Syrup

Step by Step Pictures for making Kheer Kadam

Roasting the crumbled paneer for the garnish

Rolling the stuffed Kheer Kadam in Sweeten Roasted Paneer.

Kheer Kadam

Khirkadam | Kheer Kadam | Raskadam | How to make Khoya Kadam

Ingredients Needed:

For the Kesariya Rosgolla / Raskadam

1 cup Milk / 250 ml (Full Cream Milk will be best)
2 tsp Lemon Juice (you may not use all of this)
A pinch of Yellow food color
Few Saffron Strands

For Sugar syrup

1/2 cup Sugar
1 1/2 cups Water
2 Cardamom

For Khoya Stuffing

1 cup Khoya / Mawa
1/2 cup Sugar powdered, adjust as per taste

For Paneer rolling

1/2 cup Paneer / Chhana crumbled
2 tbsp Sugar

How to make Khirkadam

Making the Kesariya Rosgolla / Raskadam

Soak the saffron in a tbsp of warm milk and keep it aside.

Proceed to make the perfect chhana for making these soft boiled Bengali sweets. The paneer has to be soft and has enough moisture.
Once the chhana is ready and left to drain the excess whey, let it drip for about 30 mins or so.

Take the paneer on the kneading board/plate and proceed to knead till the granules are really small. Read more about how to knead the chhana really soft to get smooth and soft Bengali Sweets.

Kneading takes about 20 to 30 mins to get the chhana to the texture you need to make. When I made the Ras Malai or Cham cham, I never knew about this step and even used all purpose flour. In truth, these boiled Bengali sweets like the Rasgulla, Ras Malai needs just chhana that is really kneaded very well.

When you feed you have kneaded the chhana well, pinch out small balls and roll between your palms. If the balls are smooth and soft, leaving a fat sheen on your palm, it means it’s done.

Now gather the chhana again, add just the saffron strands, yellow food colour and divide into equal balls. Shape them into tiny balls Set it aside covered. Continue with the rest.

Making the Sugar Solution for boiling.

The ratio of sugar to water is 1: 3 for these sweets. In a wide nonstick pan, melt the sugar and bring the water to a vigorous boil.

When the water starts rolling boil, gently drop in the Kesariya Rosgolla and let it get boiled. The sugar syrup water is just sweet water and not a thick syrup.

When the Kesariya Rosgollai is getting cooked, do not disturb or stir. Let it get cooked for about 10 mins. If you feel the syrup is getting thick, sprinkle some cold water on top. Switch off the flame, cover with a lid and let it sit to cool down.

Let it sit like this for a couple of hours, then gently remove the yellow balls and squeeze out the excess sugar syrup.

Making the Kheer or the Outer layer.

In a plate, take the khoya and add sugar, blend well to form a uniform mix. Shape into 8 tiny balls and refrigerate until making the sweet. If it becomes sticky to handle, grease your palm with ghee and make the balls.

Making the crumbled Paneer

For rolling the stuffed rosgolla, you need not knead the paneer. So when you make the paneer, remove about 1/2 cup and grate well.
Heat a nonstick pan with add this grated paneer and slightly cook it over low flame. Transfer to a bowl, add sugar and mix well. Mine paneer was really crumbly and didn’t become too soft as I didn’t knead at all.

Assembling the Khirkadam

When the Khoya is little hard enough to handle, press each ball in the center, place one Raskadam on top, cover with another flatten Khoya ball over and cover all over as you will do with any stuffed balls.

If required refrigerate again or roll the balls right away over the paneer sugar powder. Refrigerate before serving with garnished chopped nuts.

Notes:

Make sure your Rasgollos are small as they bloat up after getting cooked.
Make sure the khoya is always hard and easy to handle and not too sticky
Remember that you will need to your paneer to be little coarse and not soft.
Instead of trying to cover with a huge khoya layer, make two small balls and quickly cover the rosgullas.

Raskadam

Khirkadam | Kheer Kadam | Raskadam | How to make Khoya Kadam

Khirkadam is a Bengali sweet prepared on festivals. In this, saffron flavored rasgulla is stuffed inside a soft mawa and coated with roasted paneer. This is also known as Kheer Kadam or Raskadam or Khoya Kadam or Kheerkadam.

CourseSweets
CuisineBengali
By Cook MethodBoiled
OccasionDiwali, Festival Meal
By DietProtein Rich
Dish TypePaneer Dishes

Servings4 pieces

Passive TimeRefrigerated for few hours for the Khoya to harden

Ingredients

For the Kesariya Rosgolla / Raskadam

1cup Milk / 250 ml Full Cream Milk will be best
2tsp Lemon Juiceyou may not use all of this
A Pinch Yellow Food Color
Few Saffron Strands

For Sugar syrup

1/2cup Sugar
1 1/2cups Water
2 Cardamom

For Khoya Stuffing

1cup Khoya / Mawa
1/2cup Sugarpowdered, adjust as per taste

For Paneer rolling

1/2cup Paneer / Chhana crumbled
2tbsp Sugar

Instructions

Making the Kesariya Rosgolla / Raskadam

Soak the saffron in a tbsp of warm milk and keep it aside.
Proceed to make the perfect chhana for making these soft boiled Bengali sweets. The paneer has to be soft and has enough moisture. Once the chhana is ready and left to drain the excess whey, let it drip for about 30 mins or so.
Take the paneer on the kneading board/plate and proceed to knead till the granules are really small. Read more about how to knead the chhana really soft to get smooth and soft Bengali Sweets.
Kneading takes about 20 to 30 mins to get the chhana to the texture you need to make. When I made the Ras Malai or Cham cham, I never knew about this step and even used all purpose flour. In truth, these boiled Bengali sweets like the Rasgulla, Ras Malai needs just chhana that is really kneaded very well.
When you feed you have kneaded the chhana well, pinch out small balls and roll between your palms. If the balls are smooth and soft, leaving a fat sheen on your palm, it means it’s done.
Now gather the chhana again, add just the saffron strands, yellow food colour and divide into equal balls. Shape them into tiny balls Set it aside covered. Continue with the rest.

Making the Sugar Solution for boiling.

The ratio of sugar to water is 1: 3 for these sweets. In a wide nonstick pan, melt the sugar and bring the water to a vigorous boil.
When the water starts rolling boil, gently drop in the Kesariya Rosgolla and let it get boiled. The sugar syrup water is just sweet water and not a thick syrup.
When the Kesariya Rosgollai is getting cooked, do not disturb or stir. Let it get cooked for about 10 mins. If you feel the syrup is getting thick, sprinkle some cold water on top. Switch off the flame, cover with a lid and let it sit to cool down.
Let it sit like this for a couple of hours, then gently remove the yellow balls and squeeze out the excess sugar syrup.

Making the Kheer or the Outer layer.

In a plate, take the khoya and add sugar, blend well to form a uniform mix. Shape into 8 tiny balls and refrigerate until making the sweet. If it becomes sticky to handle, grease your palm with ghee and make the balls.

Making the crumbled Paneer

For rolling the stuffed rosgolla, you need not knead the paneer. So when you make the paneer, remove about 1/2 cup and grate well. Heat a nonstick pan with add this grated paneer and slightly cook it over a low flame. Transfer to a bowl, add sugar and mix well. Mine paneer was really crumbly and didn't become too soft as I didn't knead at all.

Assembling the Khirkadam

When the Khoya is little hard enough to handle, press each ball in the center, place one Raskadam on top, cover with another flatten Khoya ball over and cover all over as you will do with any stuffed balls.
If required refrigerate again or roll the balls right away over the paneer sugar powder. Refrigerate before serving with garnished chopped nuts.

Recipe Notes

Make sure your Rasgollos are small as they bloat up after getting cooked.

Make sure the khoya is always hard and easy to handle and not too sticky.

Remember that you will need to your paneer to be little coarse and not soft.

Instead of trying to cover with a huge khoya layer, make two small balls and quickly cover the rosgullas.