Chennapoda

Name: Chennapoda
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 Cups chenna Crumbled and Homemade /cottage Cheese; 4-5 Tbsp sugar Powdered; 1 Tbsp semolina / Sooji; 2 Tbsp ghee; 3-4 Tbsp milk; 1/4 Cup Broken cashews and Raisins (Optional); 2-3 Pcs cardamom Powdered; 1 Tbsp ghee; 3 Tbsp sugar

Lipika Dalai @cook_16733257

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This is my first post for this beautiful cookpad forum. Being a odia I love" chenna poda "the most. Chenna poda is a tastiest dessert of all the sweets in odisha and the fact is it is mark of our proud odia culture.
Chenna Poda in Odia literally means burnt cottage cheesecake and that’s why it has got a lovely smoky flavour to it. The Chenna Poda authentically is made of cottage cheese, semolina, sugar, cardamom, ghee, cashews and raisins mixed together very well . This is said to be the favorite dessert of Lord Jaganath. Presenting One of those nostalgic foods is the king of Odia desserts the quintessential "CHENNAPODA"

Lipika Dalai @cook_16733257

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Ingredients

1 1/2 Cupschenna Crumbled and Homemade /cottage Cheese
4-5 Tbspsugar Powdered
1 Tbspsemolina / Sooji
2 Tbspghee
3-4 Tbspmilk
1/4 CupBroken cashews and Raisins (Optional)
To get that Caramel texture
2-3 Pcscardamom Powdered
1 Tbspghee
3 Tbspsugar

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Steps

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Instructions for making:
Rub and mash the Chenna or cottage cheese well with the heel of your hands on a plate till there are no crumbs left, approximately for 5-6 minutes.
2

Add the sugar, semolina, milk, ghee and the cardamom powder and mix well till incorporated.
3

Fry the cashews and raisins in 1/2 tbsp ghee in a frying pan till light brown in colour and add to the mix.
4

Take ghee and sugar for Caramelising in a loaf pan or round pan in which you are going to bake the Chenna Poda and heat on a gas stove till the sugar caramelises and turns golden.
5

Make sure not to caramelise it more than golden brown as the crust will taste bitter.Arrange the Chenna mix on the caramelised ghee and sugar and even out the surface.
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Bake for 35-40 minutes in a preheated oven till a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool for 2-3 hours and then unmould it gently and carefully.
7

Cut in slices and enjoy the chennapoda!!!