What do you do when you have a lot of excess milk? Don’t ask me why I have excess milk, or if I have excess milk, why don’t I not buy for a few days? So, Milk is in excess because when members in the family travel, less coffee is made, ending the night with a glass of milk dose’nt happen, less Curd gets utilized. So that ends up as excess milk. This is also the time when I experiment all the Milk/curd based desserts .

Mava/Koya is evaporated milk solids. usually to make Rabdi (Indian milk based dessert), sugar is added and the flame is turned off a notch before, whereas to make Mava the milk has to get reduced further, until almost no moisture remains. Therattipal, a south Indian Milk sweet is also made similarly, but has a more thready consistency. To this Mava,  I have added no sugar, so that it can be used as required in Sweet dishes, and in Curries to give a rich texture. I have used it Mava Paneer Curry which is  such a luxurious dish to be made for special occasions.

This Mava cake has been on my mind for a while now, and having homemade Mava at hand was the right opportunity to try the dish. Since Mava is mostly milk solids and fats, the use of butter in the cake can be reduced to half. And for the same reason, though the cake is eggless, it still is super moist, as the milk solids give it a great texture.

This Mava cake is so light and fluffy like a Tea Cake. Its mildly sweet and Pistachio give it a little crunch. Do try this classic cake for you family this festive season.

I request you to take a look at  these recipes while you are here- Thengai Therattipal,  Pineapple Rabri, Malpua with Gulab Jamun Mix, Eggless Pineapple Cake, Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins, Easy Muffins 2 Ways, Pistachio Cake, and more…