Chenna Poda

The classic sweet dish from Orissa prepared with cottage cheese can satiate your sweet tooth cravings in a jiffy! Literally meaning baked cheese, this much-celebrated rich and decadent dessert is much easier to make than you think.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 20 Oct 2025in Recipes Mithais

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Main ingredients	Cottage cheese (chenna), Castor sugar, Fine semolina, Green cardamom powder, Nutmeg powder, Pro V Omega Boost Trail Mix, Ghee
Cuisine	Odisha
Course	Mithais
Prep time	55-60 minutes
Cook time	20-25 minutes
Serve
Taste	Sweet
Level of cooking	Easy
Others	Vegetarian

Ingredients

250 grams cottage cheese (chenna), grated
⅓ cup castor sugar
1 tablespoon fine semolina
½ teaspoon green cardamom powder
¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder
½ cup Pro V Fusion Omega Boost Trail Mix
1 tablespoon ghee

Method

Take cottage cheese in a parat, add castor sugar, fine semolina, green cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and knead till the sugar dissolves. Cover and set aside for 25-30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 180⁰ C.
Add Pro V Fusion Omega Boost Trail Mix and ghee to the cottage cheese mixture and mix well.
Transfer the mixture into a greased cake tin, keep the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
Allow to cool. Demould, cut into wedges, place them on serving plates and serve.

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