Name: Chennapoda -The Indian Cheesecake recipe by Sai Priya at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 litre Full-tone Milk; 1 cup sugar; 2 tbsp Vinegar; 2 tbsp fine semolina; 3 tbsp warm milk; 2 tbsp green-cardamom powder; 1 tsp Baking powder; 1 tsp clarified butter; 2 tbsp fried cashew

ABOUT Chennapoda -The Indian Cheesecake RECIPE

How many of us aware of this fact that the only Indian Cheesecake is made in Odisha! It’s not brought by any Roman from Greece rather a person named Sudarshan Sahu, the owner of a confectionery from Nayagad invented with his own Food-skills. It all happened when he was experimenting with the left-over Chenna mixing it with some sugar and spices. He left it in an Earthen-stove over-night that was still warm from earlier use. The next day, he was pleasantly surprised to find out what a scrumptious dessert he had created. “Chenna” is nothing but a close cousin to Ricotta Cheese.

Ingredients Serving: 6

2 litre Full-tone Milk
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp Vinegar
2 tbsp fine semolina
3 tbsp warm milk
2 tbsp green-cardamom powder
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp clarified butter
2 tbsp fried cashew

Instructions

Pre-heat your Oven for 10 minute at 170 degree Celsius /Gas mark 3. Boil the milk in a heavy bottom pan in a medium heat. As the milk boils, gradually add vinegar and stir slowly. You will notice that the milk starts curdling, turn off heat
Now strain the curdled milk through a muslin cloth. Wash it well with running water for 2 to 3 times. Press the Chenna to take out the water and transfer into a bowl. And add semolina, powdered sugar and mix well.
Add cardamom powder ,milk, baking powder, cashew nuts, mix it well. Take baking aluminum round tin. Sprinkle 1 tbsp sugar at the bottom. Heat the Pan on gas stove and let the sugar melt and form a brown color caramel.
Switch off the heat .Let it cool.
Grease the side of the Pan with Ghee and pour the chenna mixture into the tin . Bake for 50 min to 60 min till it's done. Let it cool down in the pan for 5 minute before you take it out on a plate, cut into slices and serve.

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