Chhena Poda
Odisha's baked sweet of fresh chhena, sugar and sooji with a caramelised crust.
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Ingredients
- raisins — 15 g
- Cardamom Powder — 2 g
- sugar — 150 g
- Cashew Nuts — 20 g
- Ghee — 20 g
- sooji — 40 g
- Chenna — 500 g
Method
- Crumble the chhena and knead with your palm for 5 minutes till smooth.
- Mix in sugar, sooji, cardamom, cashews and raisins.
- Rest the mix for 15 minutes so the sugar melts.
- Grease a tin with ghee and press the mix in evenly.
- Bake at 180°C for 50 minutes till deep brown on top.
- Cool fully in the tin. Cut into pieces.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Chhena Poda?
- 419 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 75 min — 20 min prep, 55 min cooking.
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