Paneer Kheer is a delectable Bengali Dessert, also known as Channar Payasam or Paneer Payasam, very similar in taste and texture to ras malai. A quick and easy recipe, everybody will fall in love with this one.

Prep Time – 10 mins
Cooking time – 15 mins
Serving – 4

Ingredients & Measurements :

Shuddh Paneer (cottage cheese) – 150 gm (crumbled)
Shuddh Ghee (clarified butter) – 1 Teaspoon
Milk – 1 litre (full cream)
Cashew – Handful (halved)
Almonds – Handful (halved)
Sugar – 1/4 cup
Cardamom Powder – 1 Teaspoon or (as per your liking)
Raisins – 1 Tablespoon
Saffron – Pinch (it’s for colour and floral taste)

Instructions :

Take a deep pan (kadhai), add ghee, roast raisins, almonds and cashew to a golden brown.
Add milk, add saffron and stir well on medium heat until milk thickens and starts to simmer.
Add sugar, Shuddh paneer and mix well.
Simmer it for 5 minutes until it starts cooking.
Add cardamom powder and stir well.
Your delicious Paneer Kheer is ready to serve!

Suggestion :

A perfect dish for festivals or parties. You can add Dry-Fruits as per choice, and if you wish to skip on sugar, condensed milk is the best substitute. You can refrigerate it too, stays fresh up to 3 days.