Chena Murki
Chena Murki is a quick and easy Bengali sweet snack that you can serve at any festive season or friend gathering. It needs only 3 ingredients and gets ready in about 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 400 gram Paneer
- 1 and ½ cups Water
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cardamom powder
Instructions
- Slice the paneer block into mini bite size pieces.
- In a heavy bottom skillet, add the sugar and water and bring it to boil. Then let it simmer until it thickens a little and you get one string consistency.
- Add the cardamom powder and mix it around.
- Add the paneer cubes and toss it around to mix the paneer uniformly all around. Let it simmer and cook for 5 minutes, or until the syrup is reduced to ¼
- Take the skillet off the heat and keep mixing the paneer cubes for 5 minutes. The syrup will cool down and it will crystallize. As it crystallizes, the paneer cubes will get coated in crystallize sugar. If you see multiple paneer cubes, all joint together, separate it out while it's still warm.
- Once the chena murki cools down completely to room temperature, store in an airtight jar.
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Nutrition
Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 8gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.001gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 17mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 29gVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 277mgIron: 0.1mg