Chhena Poda

Name: Chhena Poda
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 4 cups Milk; 2 tbsp Lemon Juice; 2 tbsp Semolina; 0.5 cups Sugar; 0.25 tsp Cardamom Powder; 8 pieces Cashews; 1 tbsp Ghee

Traditional baked cheese dessert made from fresh cottage cheese, sugar, cardamom, and cashews with a caramelized crust.

Total Time 55 mins

Difficulty Medium

Servings 4

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Ingredients

4 cups Milk Recipes →

2 tbsp Lemon Juice Recipes →

2 tbsp Semolina Recipes →

0.5 cups Sugar Recipes →

0.25 tsp Cardamom Powder Recipes →

8 pieces Cashews Recipes →

1 tbsp Ghee Recipes →

Step-by-Step Instructions

Boil milk, curdle with lemon juice, strain whey, and rinse to prepare soft fresh chenna.

Knead chenna with sugar, semolina, cardamom powder, and chopped cashews until light.

Grease a baking tin with ghee.

Press chenna mixture into tin and bake at 180°C for 35 minutes until top turns dark brown and caramelized.

Cool completely, slice, and serve.

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