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Kesari Rajbhog

Nov-10-2015
jay Rawal
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Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
6 People
Serves
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ABOUT Kesari Rajbhog RECIPE

This dessert needs no introduction. My Dadima used to make these best. Melt in the mouth taste with lovely texture with perfect balance of sweetness & lovely flavor of saffron. Learnt it from my Dadima.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Festive
  • West Bengal
  • Dessert
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 6

  1. Chenna 250 gms
  2. Maida 1 tsp
  3. Rawa/sooji 1 tsp
  4. Almonds & pista chopped handful
  5. Khoya grated 3 tbsp
  6. Green cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
  7. Rose syrup 2 tbsp
  8. Sugar 4-5 cups
  9. Few strands of saffron

Instructions

  1. Take fresh chenna, knead it well till smooth. Add maida, rawa and knead it gently. Divide into equal portions (makes about 12-14).
  2. Soak pista & almonds in hot water for few minutes. Drain & chop them roughly. Combine khoya with green cardamom powder and rose syrup. Knead it into smooth dough. Mix chopped dry fruits and divide into equal portions.
  3. Stuff a portion of khoya into each portion of chenna and form marble sized balls. Combine sugar with 3 and 1/2 cups of water. Bring it to a boil and make a thin sugar syrup.
  4. Remove scum if any. Now add saffron. Gently slide in stuffed chenna balls and cook for five minutes on high heat. Sprinkle 1/2 cup hot water and cook on high for 5 more minutes. It will be double in size. Remove from heat. Cool.
  5. Keep it in sugar syrup. Serve chilled.

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