Description
A sweet cutting homemade cheese (Chhena/Paneer) into small dice, boiling down in cardamom/rose water sugar syrup, coating the surface with crispy sugar crystals.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Paneer(or Chhena)
- Sugar
- Cardamom
- Rose water
- Water
Instructions
- Cut Paneer (cottage cheese) into small 1cm dice.
- Put sugar and a little water in a pan, boil down to slightly thick syrup, add cardamom and rose water.
- Toss Paneer into syrup, stir constantly and gently on low. When syrup moisture completely evaporates and white crispy sugar crystals cling to Paneer surfaces, remove from heat to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cardamom
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Difficult to sub as cheese's unique texture is key)
Pairing
Darjeeling tea、After-meal mint
Trivia
[Trend] A staple item in Bengali sweet shops. Unlike Rasgulla soaked in syrup, it's a dry candy, making it easy to carry and hugely popular as a youth's tea snack.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Toss into mouth with fingers, enjoying the gap between the surface sugar's 'crisp' sound and the ensuing 'fluffy' cheese texture!
Allergen
Dairy