Chhena Jhili
Odia syrupy fried cottage cheese sweet.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh chhena (soft paneer)
- 1 tsp maida (optional, for binding)
- A pinch of cardamom powder
- A pinch of baking soda (very little)
- Ghee or refined oil for frying
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1–2 crushed cardamoms
- A few drops of rose water (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Chhena Dough
- Mash chhena until smooth. Add maida, cardamom, and soda. Mix gently into a soft dough.
- Shape and Fry
- Shape into small balls or oblong discs.
- Fry on low-medium heat in ghee or oil until golden.
- Soak in Syrup
- Prepare one-string sugar syrup with cardamom.
- Add fried jhilis to warm syrup and soak for at least 1 hour.