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.