How to make Chenna aur Chawal ki Kheer -
Chenna added to rice kheer makes it extra tasty
This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Sanjeev Kapoor Kitchen.
Main Ingredients : Chenna (छैना), Rice (chawal)
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Mithais
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The Bengalis are great food lovers and take pride in their cuisine. In fact so obsessed are they about food, that the man of the house goes to the market daily to buy a fresh supply vegetables and fish which is a must in their daily menu. The medium of cooking is mustard oil which adds its own pungency. Another very important item of Bengali cuisine is the variety of sweets or mishti as they call them. Most of them are milk based and are prepared from chhena.
A meal, for the Bengali, is a ritual in itself. Bengalis spend not only the great deal of time thinking about the food but also on its preparation and eating.
Prep Time : 31-40 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Chenna aur Chawal ki Kheer Recipe
Chenna 1/4 cup
Rice (chawal) soaked for 1/2 hour and drained 1/2 cup
Milk 2 cups
Bay leaf 1
Black cardamom 1
Green cardamoms 2-3
Ghee 1 tablespoon
Raisins 2 tablespoons
Cashewnuts 8-10
Almonds sliced 1 tablespo for garnishing
Castor sugar 1/2 cup
Method
Step 1
Heat milk in a non-stick pan, add rice and bay leaf, mix and cook on low heat till the rice is done.
Step 2
Remove the skin of both the cardamoms, put the seeds in a mortar and crush them with a pestle. Add this mixture to the pan and mix well.
Step 3
Heat ghee in another non-stick pan, add raisins and cashewnuts and sauté till lightly browned.
Step 4
Once the rice in the 1st pan is cooked, discard bay leaf.
Step 5
Add sliced almonds to the 2nd pan and sauté for ½ minute. Add this mixture to the rice mixture in the 1st pan. Add castor sugar and mix well.
Step 6
Break the chenna into small pieces and add the rice mixture and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Step 7
Transfer the kheer into serving bowls, garnish with sliced almonds and serve immediately.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1200 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 165.4 gm
Protein : 32.7 gm
Fat : 45.4 gm
Other : 0
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