Thursday, March 31, 2016

Chum Chum Bengali Sweets



Ingredients :

1. Cows Milk - 2 Liter

2. Sugar -  700gm -  1 Kg

3. Whole Cardamom Seeds Powder - 1 Tea Spoon

4. Lemon Juice As Required

5. Refined Flour  ( Maida )  - 3 Table Spoon

Methods :

1. Step - 1 , Take  a wok or kadai . Then add milk in a wok . keep stirring . Heat milk in a wok  and bring it to boil for about 10 minutes . After 10 minutes , when its starts boiling add  lemon juice  and wait  for the milk curdle completely . Then switch off the flame and let it cool  for  30 minutes . Once it cool , then pour over a thin cloth and tie it with a tight knot . Wash  ( chena / chana / paneer / or fresh cottage cheese well using cloth under  cold running water  to remove  lemon juice  flavor , press  out  or drain out excess water . Take in a steel plate and press down .

2. Step - 2 ,   Take a  round steel plate . Then add chana/ chena / paneer / cottage cheese  , add  3 table spoon  refined flour /   maida   and add 1  tea spoon cardamom seeds powder . Mix  it very well . Knead  the  ( chana / chena / panner / cottage cheese )  with the heel of   your palm  for 15 - 20  minutes ,  until it become soft and smooth .

3. Step - 3 , Now make a smooth soft lemon size balls . Then make 20 balls from the chana/ cottage cheese / chena dough . Take each chana ball ,  and give  them oblong shape .  Keep  aside .

4. Step - 4 , Now take a wok or kadai . Switch on the flame . Then add half liter or 1/2 liter water  and add  sugar . Mix it very well . Bring  to boil on high heat  stirring till  sugar is dissolved .  When  sugar is dissolved . Then add chum chum sweet to sugar syrup water one by one very carefully . Low flame for 5 minutes . After 5 minutes  ,  medium heat  and  cover the wok or kadai ( about  20 minutes ) .

5. Step - 5 , After  20 minutes , open the cover . Stir . Switch off the flame . Transfer to a bowl and cover the bowl  . Keep  aside chum chum in sugar syrup for at least 3 - 4 hours .

6. Step - 6 , After  4 hours ,  place chum chum  in serving plate . Garnish with raisins .

7. Serve at room temperature  or cold .



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