Durga Puja, Navratri Special: Have You Tried This Recipe Of Chennar Payesh?

Durga Puja and Navratri are synonymous with mishti (sweet). What more can one ask for a succulent dish made with delicate cottage cheese that melts in your mouth? Food Strategist at Foodhall, Swasti Aggarwal has dolled out an easy recipe to Chennar or Channar Payesh, which is a cottage cheese and milk pudding.

Ingredients:

• ½ litre milk 
• Few strands of saffron
• 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice
• ½ cup paneer
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp  dry fruits, chopped

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Method:

• In a bowl, soak saffron with a spoonful of milk and keep aside. Boil one litre of the milk and add lemon juice to it.
• Once the milk begins to curdle, extract the residue (homemade paneer) and strain out the liquid. Make small balls of this chenna and keep it aside.
• In another pan, boil the leftover milk and add the saffron extract to it. Add sugar and continue to boil until the sugar dissolves evenly.
• In serving bowls, place the chenna balls and smash them gently. Pour the milk on top and garnish with chopped fruits and serve cold