Chenna Poda Recipe

Name: Chenna Poda Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 g Paneer (250 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese)); 4 tbsp Icing Sugar (4 tablespoons Sugar powdered); 2 tbsp Clarified Butter (1-1/2 tablespoons Ghee — up to 0.5 + 1 tablespoon Ghee); 4 tbsp Whole Milk (4 tablespoons Milk); 2 tbsp Semolina (2 tablespoons Sooji (Semolina/ Rava)); ½ tsp Ground Cardamom (1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)); 1 pinch Cashew (Cashew nuts few broken); 0 pieces Golden Raisins (Sultana Raisins as required); 2 tbsp Granulated Sugar (2-3 tablespoons Sugar — up to 3)

Chenna Poda Recipe - Sweet Recipes (Indian Mithai / Indian Dessert) (Indian)

55 minIndian

Servings8

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Steps

1To begin making Chenna Poda, firstly take fresh paneer or homemade chenna and mash it well with your hands.
2Add powdered sugar and cardamom powder and mix all together properly.
3Add sooji/rawa, ghee and milk and mix it properly till everything incorporates well.
4In a separate pan fry the broken pieces of cashews and few raisins and add it to the chenna mix as well.
5In a baking pan or a tin, add 1 tablespoon of ghee and spread all over the base.
6Add sugar and hold the pan or baking tray firmly on the gas top and heat the pan base till the sugar starts to caramelize.
7Turn off the gas and transfer the chenna mix over the caramelized sugar evenly.
8Tap the pan to settle the mix well and bake the chenna in a pre-heated oven at 180 degree C for 40-45 mins or till the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
9Take out the baked chenna poda and cool it on a wire wrack for 2 hours approximately.
10Hold the pan upside down on a serving tray and remove the chenna poda carefully.
11Cut into slices and serve!
12Serve Chenna Poda with Masala Chai and Whole Moong Dal Vada.