Malai
Malai
Malai (/məˈlaɪ/; from Sanskrit: मलय, malaya) is a term used in South Asian cooking to refer to cream obtained from heated milk. The term is also used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to a type of thick cream or clotted cream.
Etymology
The term Malai is derived from the Sanskrit word malaya which means "mountain", possibly referring to the process of obtaining the cream by heating and then cooling the milk, similar to the natural process of cream formation in colder mountainous regions.
Related Terms
- Milk: The liquid from which malai is derived.
- Cream: A dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization.
- Clotted Cream: A thick cream made by indirectly heating full-cream cow's milk using steam or a water bath and then leaving it in shallow pans to cool slowly.
- Dairy Product: Food produced from the milk of mammals, a broad term for the class of foods that includes malai, milk, and cream.
- South Asian Cuisine: The cuisine of South Asia, which includes the traditional cuisines from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Malai
- Wikipedia's article - Malai
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