Chhena Jalebi (Bengali Sweet)

Name: Chhena Jalebi (Bengali Sweet)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup paneer (crumbled); 1 teaspoon semolina; 2 tablespoons milk; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ghee; 2 teaspoons milk powder; 1 pinch baking soda; Ghee or oil, as needed, for frying; For the sugar syrup--; 1 cup sugar; 2 cups water; 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder; Saffron strands or yellow food coloring, as desired; Sliced almonds and pistachios, as needed, for garnish

Mamta L. Lalwani @kims_kitchen160316

Mandsaur (MP)

Chhena Jalebi (Bengali Sweet)

Mamta L. Lalwani @kims_kitchen160316

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Ingredients

20-25 minutes

4 servings

1 cuppaneer (crumbled)
1 teaspoonsemolina
2 tablespoonsmilk
2 teaspoonsall-purpose flour
1 teaspoonghee
2 teaspoonsmilk powder
1 pinchbaking soda
Ghee or oil, as needed, for frying
For the sugar syrup--
1 cupsugar
2 cupswater
1/2 teaspooncardamom powder
Saffron strands or yellow food coloring, as desired
Sliced almonds and pistachios, as needed, for garnish

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Steps

20-25 minutes

1

In a small bowl, mix the semolina and milk together and let it sit for 5 minutes.
2

In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the mixture (including the semolina and milk mixture). Mix well. Knead the mixture for about 5 minutes until it becomes soft, smooth, and uniform.
3

Divide the mixture into 4 parts. Take one part and roll it into a long rope, then shape it into a spiral to form a jalebi. Repeat with the remaining portions.
4

Heat ghee or oil in a pan and fry the jalebis until golden brown.
5

Meanwhile, prepare the sugar syrup by boiling sugar and water until it reaches a one-string consistency.
6

Add the fried jalebis to the hot sugar syrup and let them soak for 2-3 minutes.
7

Remove the jalebis from the syrup, place them on a plate, and garnish with sliced almonds and pistachios before serving.