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Chena Murki

In India, chena murki, sometimes known as chana r murki, is a popular sweet treat. It is made of paneer and covered in sugar syrup.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Bengali
Keyword: Indian Sweet Recipes
Yield: 6
Author: Amrita

Materials

  • 200 gms Paneer cut into cubes
  • ¾ cup Granulated Sugar
  • ¾ cup Water
  • 1 or 2 nos Cardamom Pods

Instructions

  • Cut the paneer block into cube size pieces. Keep aside.
  • Now combine water and sugar in a pan. Boil it until the sugar dissolves.
  • Lower the heat and continuously stir the sugar syrup until it reaches to one-string consistency.
  • Add the paneer cubes in the sugar syrup and cook stirring constantly.
  • After some time, the sugar syrup starts reducing and becomes thick.
  • When the sugar syrup becomes opaque white, turn off the gas.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and keep stirring the paneer until it cools.
  • This step ensures that the paneer pieces are evenly coated with sugar syrup.
  • Once the syrup cools down, it will solidify and form a coat surrounding the paneer pieces.
  • Now dry chena murki is ready. Take them out of the pan leaving the excess sugar,
  • Either you can throw the excess sugar or reuse in tea-coffee or any other item.