How to make Chhenar Payesh -
A delightful chenna sweet from Bengal.
This recipe is from the book No Oil Cooking.
Main Ingredients : Chenna (छैना), Skimmed milk
Cuisine : Bengali
Course : Desserts
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Chhenar Payesh Recipe Card
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 : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Sweet
Ingredients for Chhenar Payesh Recipe
Chenna 1/2 cup
Skimmed milk 1 litre
Sugar 1/2 cup
Almonds blanched peeled and chopped 5-6
Pistachios blanched peeled and chopped 7-8
Method
Step 1
Boil milk, reduce heat and let it simmer till reduced to half the original quantity. Add sugar and cook till it dissolves. Mash chenna in a bowl. Add it to the milk. Simmer for two minutes. Garnish with nuts and serve cold.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 999 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 166.5 gm
Protein : 39.7 gm
Fat : 19.6 gm
Other : 0
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