How to make Chhanar Payesh -
Kheer with crumbled chhana and dry fruits. A must have during Bengali festivities
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Buffalo milk, Buffalo milk
Cuisine : Indian, Bengali
Course : Desserts
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Chhanar Payesh Recipe Card
Dessert is mostly referred to a final sweet course that concludes a meal, but those with a serious sweet tooth will agree that anytime is dessert time. The array of ingredients that you can use to prepare these decadent delights gives you plenty of room for innovation and variety.
Prep Time : 2-2.30 hour
Cook time : 1-1.30 hour
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Chhanar Payesh Recipe
Buffalo milk 5 cups
Buffalo milk 1 litre
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
Sugar 1/4 cup
Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Pistachios , blanched, peeled and sliced 1 tablespoon
Almonds , blanched, peeled and sliced 1 tablespoon
Method
Step 1
Boil 5 cups milk in a deep non-stick pan on low heat till it reduces and thickens.
Step 2
Boil 1 litre milk in another deep non-stick pan. Switch the heat off, add lemon juice and stir till it curdles.
Step 3
Strain through a muslin cloth kept over a strainer and immediately put the muslin cloth in ice cold water. Squeeze out excess water.
Step 4
Transfer the chhana on a plate and mash with your hands.
Step 5
Add sugar and cardamom powder to the reduced milk, mix well and cook till the sugar melts. Add pistachios and almonds, mix and switch off heat.
Step 6
Scrape off the sides and bottom of the pan and mix with the milk, add chhana and mix well.
Step 7
Transfer payesh into individual kasore and keep them in a refrigerator to chill.
Step 8
Serve chilled.
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