Choshi Payesh

Name: Choshi Payesh
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: To make Choshi:-; 100 gram gobindobhog rice; 1 tablespoon semolina; 1 pinch salt; 1 cup hot water; To make Choshir Payesh:-; 1 cup choshi; 2 liters full cream milk; 300 gram sugar; 1 tablespoon ghee; 1 teaspoon green cardamom powder

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

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This is a traditional recipe of 'Choshir Payesh' taught by my mom.Choshir Payesh' is an ethnic dish which is pertaining to Bengali cuisine only.Choshi is a tiny elliptical shaped pithe prepared with a paste of rice flour which are sundried, lightly fried in ghee and then cooked with milk and sugar till it become creamy and rich.By the look,choshi is similar to long grain rice.My mom used to make this Payesh a lot.Give it a try.

Manami Sadhukhan Chowdhury @cook_12370899

Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

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Ingredients

60 mins

4 servings

To make Choshi:-
100 gramgobindobhog rice
1 tablespoonsemolina
1 pinchsalt
1 cuphot water
To make Choshir Payesh:-
1 cupchoshi
2 litersfull cream milk
300 gramsugar
1 tablespoonghee
1 teaspoongreen cardamom powder

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Steps

60 mins

1

To make Choshi:-Wash rice 2-3 times under running water and sun dry the rice completely.This will take around 2 days to completely sun dry the rice.
2

Now make a fine powder of the rice.
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Take 100 grams of rice powder and 1 tablespoon semolina in a bowl along with a pinch of salt and mix thoroughly.
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Now add 2-3 tablespoon hot water and start kneading.
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Add water little by little to make a tight dough.
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Once the dough is prepared cover it with a wet cloth and give rest for 15 minutes.
7

Now take a pinch size dough and using your finger give it elliptical shape.It should look like a rice grain both in size and shape.
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Following the same process make rest of the 'Choshi'.
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Once prepared,sun dry the Choshi completely.
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To make Choshir Payesh:-Heat ghee in a kadai and fry choshi until golden.
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When done keep them aside.
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Now take milk in a deep bottom pan and start boiling it till the milk reduces to 2/3.
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Once the milk reduces to 2/3,add 1 cup of choshi to the milk and keep cooking on low flame.
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Cook until the milk thickens and choshi turned soft.
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Add sugar and mix thoroughly and cook for 5 minutes.
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Sprinkle green cardamom powder on the top and switch off the flame.
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Give a nice stir before serving.
18

'Choshir Payesh' is ready to serve.