Chhena poda

Name: Chhena poda
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gms paneer; 150 gms sugar; 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; 1/2 tbsp sooji/rava; 2 tbsp chopped nuts(almonds,cashews)

Anjali Valecha @anjalivalecha

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Chhena poda is a cheese dessert from the Indian state of Orissa. Chhena poda literally means Roasted Cheese in Odia. Chhena and sugar are baked together till it gets a lovely brown colour .Chhena poda is the only well known Indian dessert whose flavor is predominantly derived from the caramelisation of sugar.

Anjali Valecha @anjalivalecha

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Ingredients

45 minutes

6 servings

250 gmspaneer
150 gmssugar
1/2 tspcardamom powder
1/2 tbspsooji/rava
2 tbspchopped nuts(almonds,cashews)

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Take the paneer and crumble it well with hands.
2

Add sugar to it and then mix well again and mash it well till it reaches a dough consistency.
3

Add cardamon powder and rava and mix well again.
4

Add chopped nuts and mix.
5

Line a pan with parchment paper and put the mashed mixture in it and level it with a spoon.
6

Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degree Celsius for 35-40 minutes till the sugar is caramalised and you get a nice brown colour. Put a skewer or tooth pick to check the doneness from inside.
7

Let it cool and then cut into pieces and serve.