Nimapada, Odisha

Chhena jhili

Name: Chhena jhili
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Odia
Ingredients: Chhena, from 1 1/4 litres milk; 1 1/2 tbsp rava (semolina); 1 tbsp maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); Ghee, for frying, about this much is absorbed; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 cups water; 1/4 tsp cardamom

Little fried chhena discs soaked in syrup. Nimapada's sweet that Odias pack in tiffin tins for trains.

60 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

Nimapada's pride1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFried chhena discs in light syrup.

The original

380kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

0 gfibresame

60minutessame

Classic chhena jhili.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chhenafrom 1 1/4 litres milk

Rava (semolina)1½ tbsp

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1 tbsp

Gheefor frying, about this much is absorbed

Sugar1½ cups

Water3 cups

Cardamom¼ tsp

Method

4 steps

1Knead chhena with rava and maida until smooth and shape 15 small flat discs.
2Boil sugar, water and cardamom 5 minutes into a light syrup.
3Fry in ghee on medium low heat until deep golden brown.
4Soak in warm syrup for 1 hour.

Serve it like this

Serve three discs in a small bowl with a spoon of syrup, warm or at room temperature.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Nimapada, Odisha

Chhena jhili

Little fried chhena discs soaked in syrup. Nimapada's sweet that Odias pack in tiffin tins for trains.

60 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

Nimapada's pride1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFried chhena discs in light syrup.

The original

380kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

0 gfibresame

60minutessame

Classic chhena jhili.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chhenafrom 1 1/4 litres milk

Rava (semolina)1½ tbsp

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1 tbsp

Gheefor frying, about this much is absorbed

Sugar1½ cups

Water3 cups

Cardamom¼ tsp

Method

4 steps

1Knead chhena with rava and maida until smooth and shape 15 small flat discs.
2Boil sugar, water and cardamom 5 minutes into a light syrup.
3Fry in ghee on medium low heat until deep golden brown.
4Soak in warm syrup for 1 hour.

Serve it like this

Serve three discs in a small bowl with a spoon of syrup, warm or at room temperature.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Chhena jhili

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Ingredients

Method

Chhena jhili

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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