Condensed milk is milk from which water has been removed. It is most often found in the form of sweetened condensed milk (SCM), with sugar added, and the two terms "condensed milk" and "sweetened condensed milk" are often used synonymously today. Sweetened condensed milk is very thick, which when canned can last for years without refrigeration if unopened. Unsweetened condensed milk products spoil more easily. Condensed milk is used in numerous dessert dishes in many countries.
We get condensed milk very easily & never actually need to make it at home. But few days back when I had extra milk (even after making paneer & curds) I thought to try this & It actually was like canned one. So here I'm with the recipe I tried.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup full fat milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)
1 tsp unsalted butter (optional)
Method
Take milk in a thick bottom pan.
Add sugar & heat on medium flame.
Once it boils, reduce the heat & keep stirring to keep it from burning.
Reduce milk & sugar mix to less then half & put the flame off.
Add butter & vanilla. Let it cool.
The mixture might have some lumps, which can be removed by blending once it cools down.
Mixture will thicken more after cooling, so don't worry if it looks thin in the beginning.
Your condensed milk is ready to be used.
Tips
* Always put a tablespoon of water in the pan before pouring milk, it prevents milk from burning.
* I didn't add butter & vanilla, but if you don't mind lil more calories than go ahead :).
* I read somewhere that to increase the shelf life of this condensed milk you can add pinch of baking soda to it, but I omitted that & used it within 2 days.
* This can be kept refrigerated for 2 to 3 days.
