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Chhena Poda without oven छेना पोडा बनाने का आसान तरीका Indian Cheesecake

Chhena Poda without oven छेना पोडा बनाने का आसान तरीका Indian Cheesecake

Name: Chhena Poda without oven छेना पोडा बनाने का आसान तरीका Indian Cheesecake
Prep time: PT10 M
Cook time: PT50 minutes in the pressure cooker or 200° C in the oven for 1 H
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 2-4
Cuisine: Orissa
Ingredients: milk; sugar

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One of the classic desserts that's truly a treasure in its own right. Chhena Poda is one of those 'miracle' recipes that were accidentally invented. For all of you, here's my special treat. The much-awaited Chhena Poda recipe, how I learnt it...

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes in the pressure cooker or 200° C in the oven for 1 hours

Total Time 60 minutes

Servings: 2-4

Cuisine: Orissa

Chhena Poda without oven छेना पोडा बनाने का आसान तरीका Indian Cheesecake Recipe - Ranveer Brar

Ingredients

1 cup Salt, नमक

2 ltr Milk , दूध

1 Lemon, juice, नींबू का रस

½ cup Sugar, चीनी

1 tsp Green cardamom powder, हरी इलायची पाउडर

8-10 Cashewnut, chopped, काजू

5-6 Almonds, chopped, बादाम

6-8 Pistachios, blanched, chopped, पिस्ता

2 tbsp Semolina, रवा

A pinch of baking soda, बेकिंग सोडा

½ tp Oil, तेल

1 tbsp Remaining chenna water, छेना का पानी

A pinch of salt, नमक

Other Ingredients

Sal leaves, साल के पत्ते

Process

In a large sauce pot, add milk and bring it to boil.
Add lime juice. Keep on stirring and you will see the milk getting curdled.
Onces the milk gets curdled, pour the curdled milk into a bowl lined with a thin cotton napkin or muslin cloth.
Gently squeeze out the remaining whey from it. Keep the remaining whey for further use.
In a parat or bowl, add the prepared chenna crumble and mash slightly, making sure the texture is uniform.
Add sugar, green cardamom powder and mix well until the sugar melts completely.
Add all dry fruits, semolina and mix it well.
In a small bowl mix oil and baking soda together, transfer it into a parat and mix it well.
Add little remaining whey water and prepare a smooth cake batter consistency.
Preheat the oven at 200° C.
Grease a cake mould with oil. Place the sal leaves into the cake mould.
Pour the chenna poda mixture into the mould and tap twice. Cover the mould with a lid
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour or 50 minutes in the pressure cooker.
Bake chena poda till the top crust gets a dark golden color.
Remove from the oven once done.
Then check with a bamboo skewer or toothpick and it should be clean. There should be no sticky batter on the toothpick.
Let the chenna poda cool completely in the pan. Then remove it.
Cut into pieces. Transfer into a serving plate and serve.

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Amita says:
October 14, 2021 at 8:14 pm
What is the use of 1 cup salt, mentioned as the 1st ingredient in the list? Recipe: Cheena Poda without Oven | Indian Cheescake
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1. Team RB says:
  October 19, 2021 at 4:44 pm
  its for cooking chenna poda in kadai or cooker
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