Chenna Poda (Baked Indian Cheese Cake)

Name: Chenna Poda (Baked Indian Cheese Cake)
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 10 portions
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 cups Freshly made Paneer with water squeezed out; 1 1/3 Cup Sugar; 3 tbsp Semolina/Sooji; 1 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder; 3 tbsp or more Milk; 2 tbsp Chopped Almond; 2 tbsp Chopped Pistachio; 2 tbsp Chopped Cashew nut; 3 tbsp Raisins

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Puri, the city in the state of Odisha, which is one of the 'Char Dhams' is famous for Sri Jagannath Temple or Sri Mandir. Lord Jagannath(Krishna) along with His siblings Lord Baladev and Subhadra Devi graces this temple with His divine glances. Lord Jagannath is offered variety of foodstuffs(bhoga) through out the day. And this Chenna Poda is one of the exotic traditional dishes offered to the Lord.

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

Ramgopal Dasa @ramgopaldasa

Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Try this Sattvic Recipe and Experience the Higher Taste.

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Ingredients

75 mins

10 portions

3 cupsFreshly made Paneer with water squeezed out
1 1/3 CupSugar
3 tbspSemolina/Sooji
1 tbspGhee
1/2 tspCardamom Powder
3 tbspor more Milk
2 tbspChopped Almond
2 tbspChopped Pistachio
2 tbspChopped Cashew nut
3 tbspRaisins

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Steps

75 mins

1

Crumble the paneer. Add sugar and semolina.
2

Knead well till the paneer becomes really soft and smoothly. This takes at least 10 mins of continuous kneading.
3

Add milk & ghee. Whisk well.
4

Now the mixture should resemble cake batter. The batter should be lighter and smooth.
5

Mix in the cardamom powder.
6

Pour in a baking pan lined with parchment paper or butter paper or in a pan greased with ghee.
7

Sprinkle the nuts and raisins on top.
8

Bake at 180 degree celcius in a pre-heated oven for about 50 to 60 mins or till a toothpick comes out clean.
9

Offer Chenna Poda to Lord Sri Krishna and honor Krishna Prasadam.