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| kheer chamcham |
Ingredients :
- Milk : 1 liter (4 cup)
- Lemon juice : 2-3 tbsp (2 lemons)
- Sugar : 2 cup
- Maida : 1 tsp
- Yellow color - less then 1 pinch
- Mawa - ¼ cup
- Cardamoms - 3-4 (peel and make powder)
- Sugar - 2-3 tbsp
- Pistachios - 7-8 (thinly sliced)
- Rose water - 2-3 drops
Procedure :
1) In a heavy bottom pan boil milk, stirring occasionally, making sure
not to burn milk. As the milk comes to a boil, add the lemon juice
gradually and stir the milk gently.Lower the heat. Almost in seconds
you will see the milk curdle and clumps of white milk solids forming.
When you see the greenish water separating ,take it off from heat.Let
it sit for 4-5 minutes.
not to burn milk. As the milk comes to a boil, add the lemon juice
gradually and stir the milk gently.Lower the heat. Almost in seconds
you will see the milk curdle and clumps of white milk solids forming.
When you see the greenish water separating ,take it off from heat.Let
it sit for 4-5 minutes.
2) Now drain the chhana using a strainer line with cheesecloth or muslin
cloth. Next lightly rinse the chhana with water to remove the lemony
taste and let it drain.Squeeze out the remaining water from the chhana.
It is very important that the chhana is drained of all excess water. To
take out the excess water squeeze the cloth, or pressthe wrapped chhana
under a heavy pan for about one hour.
cloth. Next lightly rinse the chhana with water to remove the lemony
taste and let it drain.Squeeze out the remaining water from the chhana.
It is very important that the chhana is drained of all excess water. To
take out the excess water squeeze the cloth, or pressthe wrapped chhana
under a heavy pan for about one hour.
3) Once the chhana is drained, place on a dry, clean surface and knead the
chhana for 8-10 minutes until the chhana is almost rolls into smooth soft
dough.In the mean time, you add 1 tsp of maida and 2-3 drops of yellow
food colour.Knead the chhana with the heel of your palm .The chhana
will look like a smooth dough and your palm will be little greasy from
the fat of the chhana.
chhana for 8-10 minutes until the chhana is almost rolls into smooth soft
dough.In the mean time, you add 1 tsp of maida and 2-3 drops of yellow
food colour.Knead the chhana with the heel of your palm .The chhana
will look like a smooth dough and your palm will be little greasy from
the fat of the chhana.
4) Take small portion of it and roll into small balls between your palm. The
balls should be smooth and firm.Now give Chamcham an oval shape and
place it on a plate. Like wise prepare all Chamcham balls.Approximately
9-10 cham cham will be made from this measure.
balls should be smooth and firm.Now give Chamcham an oval shape and
place it on a plate. Like wise prepare all Chamcham balls.Approximately
9-10 cham cham will be made from this measure.
5) In a heavy bottom pan make a syrup adding 4 cups of water and 2 cups
of sugar. Keep it at medium high heat and bring to boil. Add 2-3 crushed
cardamom.
of sugar. Keep it at medium high heat and bring to boil. Add 2-3 crushed
cardamom.
6) Add all raw chhana balls to the syrup .Cover the pan with lid.Cook in high
heat for first 4-5 minutes,then cook for another 20-25 minutes in medium
heat.Now turn off the heat and wait for 10-15 minutes.
7) Take out Chamcham in any big bowl along with sugar syrup. Stuff cham-
cham when it cools down completely.
heat for first 4-5 minutes,then cook for another 20-25 minutes in medium
heat.Now turn off the heat and wait for 10-15 minutes.
7) Take out Chamcham in any big bowl along with sugar syrup. Stuff cham-
cham when it cools down completely.
8) Peel cardamom and make powder. Mash mawa very finely with help of a
spoon. Add powdered sugar and cardamom powder and knead really well.
Stuffing is ready.
9) After soaking Chamcham for 3-4 hours and cooling it down, take it out from
sugar syrup.Chamcham has become cold, sweet and hard. Take when Cham-
cham and slit it from center keeping it joint from one side. Keep Chamcham
in one hand and stuffing it with other hand. Garnish with 5-6 pistachios pieces.
Like wise stuff all. Chamcham. Sprinkle rose water.
Chamcham is ready.
