Name: Chenar Pulao / Chenar Jarda recipe by Paramita Majumder at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Paneer 150 gms (made from 1 litre low fat milk ); Orange colour a drop; Corn flour 1/2 tbsp; Milk powder 1/2 tbsp; Flour 1/2 tbsp; Sugar 1 tsp; Ghee 1 tsp; For Sugar Syrup :; sugar 1 cup; Water 1 1/2 cups; Green cardamom 2; Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch; Lemon juice 1 tsp; Oil for frying

ABOUT Chenar Pulao / Chenar Jarda RECIPE

Another very famous , colourful dessert from my hometown , Tripura . This decadent dessert is made up of homemade paneer or cottage cheese .It is similar to Sitabhog, but I have made this colourful especially for celebrating Holi.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Paneer 150 gms (made from 1 litre low fat milk )
Orange colour a drop
Corn flour 1/2 tbsp
Milk powder 1/2 tbsp
Flour 1/2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Ghee 1 tsp
For Sugar Syrup :
sugar 1 cup
Water 1 1/2 cups
Green cardamom 2
Cinnamon stick 1/2 inch
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Oil for frying

Instructions

Boil water and sugar
Simmer for 5 mins
Add cardamom and cinnamon
Also add lemon juice
Cover the syrup
Now mix chena , corn flour , flour and milk powder
Also add sugar
Knead a dough
Make three parts
Add 1 drop orange colour in 1 part
Make small 6-7 balls from one part.
Heat oil
Fry the small balls until red
Add them to the hot sugar syrup
Cover for 7- 8 mins
Now using grater grate orange paneer dough and fry them in low heat , don't make them crispy
Fry in batches
Next grate the white paneer dough and fry them
Add them together to the hot sugar syrup for 7-8 mins
Strain them
Spread in a plate
Garnish with star anise
Let them come to the room temperature and serve
Enjoy this colourful dessert on holi

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