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| Main ingredients | Cow milk cottage cheese (chenna), Milk, Saffron, Green cardamom powder, Sugar, Pistachios |
| Cuisine | Bengali |
| Course | Mithai |
| Prep time | 1-1.5 hours |
| Cook time | 35-40 minutes |
| Serve | 4 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Level of cooking | Easy |
| Others | Vegetarian |
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated cow milk cottage cheese (chenna)
- 5 cups milk
- A few strands of saffron + for garnish
- ½ teaspoon green cardamom powder
- 3½ tablespoons sugar
- Blanched, peeled, and slivered pistachios for garnish
Method
- Heat milk in a deep non-stick pan and cook, stirring continuously, till it reduces to half the original quantity.
- Add saffron and green cardamom powder and mix and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add sugar and mix well and cook till the sugar melts completely.
- Add grated cottage cheese, mix and cook on low heat for another 2 minutes.
- Take the pan off the heat and set aside to cool. Transfer into a serving bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Serve chilled garnished with saffron strands and slivered pistachios.
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