How to prepare Odisha special chhena poda

 

Chena poda

Chhenapoda originated in the Odia town of Nayagarh in the first half of the twentieth century.Chhena poda is a cheese dessert from the Indian state of Odisha literally means Roasted Cheese in Odia. Demand and sale of Chhenapoda is huge in Odisha in every sweet shop. Its shape of a cake often attracts a huge number visitors to grab a bite and take it home as the "Taste of Odisha".

Ingredients:

1.      Milk

2.      Lemon or vinegar

3.      Cottage cheese (Cheena)

4.      Sooji or Rava

5.      Baking soda 1/4tbs

6.      Baking powder 1 tbs

7.      Oil

8.      Sugar 250g(You can also add jaggery or sugar free)

9.      Cardamom

10.   Almonds

11.   Cashew

12.   Raisin

 

Preparation time: 1hour.

Way of preparation:

1.      First take two liter of milk boil it when the milk starts boiling add lemon juice or vinegar.

2.      Remove the cottage cheese in cotton cloth and remove extra water.

3.      Wash the cottage cheese with normal water.

4.      Now take the cottage cheese in a bowl mix it with hand and add three tbs sooji into it.

5.      Mix it well and add 250g sugar, Baking powder 1tbs and baking soda 1/4tbs to it.

6.      Add dry fruit and cardamom powder mix it and add water to it gradually.

7.      Leave the mix for some time and set the oven at 160 degree for 10 minutes for preheating.

8.      Then take a glass bowl grease it with oil and fill it with cottage cheese mix.

9.      Place the bowl into microwave for 30 minutes at 160 degree.

10.   After 30 minutes check it with a tooth pick.

11.   Let the chena poda come to room temperature and cut it otherwise it will break.

 Watch the video recipe here-

You can also prepare it with traditional chula or using pressure cooker. If you are preparing this on Chula in traditional way then it may looks like below-

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