Chennar Payesh or Chenna payesh is a creamy kheer made with Paneer and milk. A rich and royal treat on its own, it is further garnished with crunchy nuts to make it more enticing. A royal dessert to make for your next celebrations.
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Indian Sweet Pudding : Kheer | Payasam | Payesh
Kheer, payasam or payesh is a popular Indian dessert made with milk and sugar, flavored with cardamom, saffron, and nuts. The grain added to the milk, makes the name of that kheer, we have rice kheer, poha kheer, carrot kheer, vermicelli kheer, vegetable kheer, fruits kheer, the list is as long as your imagination. It is typically served during festivals, celebrations, and special occasions.
With its creamy texture and various flavors like saffron and cardamom, payesh is a popular treat enjoyed by families for generations. The slow cooking of kheer helps in getting a thick and creamy pudding.
But now with the help of quick cooking techniques, payasam can be made in minutes. By adding condensed milk and double cream milk, you can achieve thicker and creamier payasam in less than half of its time it took our grandma’s to make.
Bengali Sweets
Indian desserts are so unique, right? Bengali sweets, also known as "mishti" are like the stars of the show - they've got these amazing flavors and textures that really make them stand out in the world of Indian treats.
Bengali Mishti, are like a party in your mouth, made with milk, paneer, sugar, ghee, and a sprinkle of cardamom, saffron, and nuts. Classics like rasgulla, sandesh, kheer kadam and mishti doi are just waiting to wow your taste buds.
Back in the day, mishti was saved for special occasions like weddings and festivals. But now, you can enjoy it whenever you feel like it - after a meal, for a little pick-me-up, or even at breakfast. It's the perfect dessert for any kind of celebration, big or small.
There are so many different types of mishti from all over, each with its own special flavors and ingredients. But one thing's for sure - they're all absolutely delicious.
And those sweets made with chenna, sweetened with jaggery or sugar? They're total crowd-pleasers, like chanar jalebi, paneer malai ladoo, rasmalai, chom chom, and more. Have you tried them yet?
Check this shortcut bread rasamalai, to satiate your sudden craving for these soft and spongy dessert.
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How to make Paneer at home
- Boil 1.5 litres of Milk. Add juice of half a Lemon. Reduce the Flame and Keep Stirring the Milk, till it curdles and Whey separates.
- Add ½ Cup Ice Cubes to it and Switch it off. Drain the Paneer in a Cheese Cloth. The Whey water can be used to make Roti's.
How to make Chennar Payesh
Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions
- If making paneer at home, make accordingly and keep it ready.
- Boil milk in a heavy bottom sauce pan, let the milk reduce a bit. Scrap the sides of the pan, and mix in the heavy cream forming on top.
- When the 5 cups milk reduced to 4 cups, add condensed milk and saffron to this and mix well.
- Now add the crumbled fresh paneer to this sweet milk. Let this continue to be on heat for another 15-20 minutes.
- The paneer would nicely swell absorbing the sweet milk, take it off the heat. Garnish with nuts and serve either warm or cold.
Savory Dishes with Paneer
Chennar Payesh | Paneer Kheer | Chenna Payesh
Equipment
- Heavy bottom sauce pan to make the kheer
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of paneer/cottage cheese i used homemade paneer, which i had in hand
- 5 cups of full fat milk
- 2 generous pinches of saffron
- 200 grams of condensed milk ½ a can
- ¼ cup of pistachios chopped
- few pistachios crushed to top while serving
Instructions
To Make fresh paneer at home
- I had homemade paneer, ready in my freezer, so i used it. In case if you want to make fresh paneer, then boil 1500 ml milk, squeeze a lime into it and keep stirring until the whey separates.
- Add few ice cubes, take it off heat. Use a strainer, with cheese cloth, drain the whey and let the paneer sit for 30 minutes and then use it in the kheer
Let us make Paneer Payasam
- In a heavy bottom saucepan take 5 cups of milk. Let it cook in a medium flame and come to a boil. When it starts boiling, reduce the flame to simmer and add saffron strands to it.
- Let the milk reduce to 4 cups, while it is reducing, remember to keep the flame simmer and stir often to mix the malai/cream that forms on top and the sides. In the mean time, crumble the paneer and keep ready
- When the milk reduces to 4 cups, add condensed milk and mix well. Let it continue to cook for another 10-15 minutes.
- Now add the crumbled paneer to this and mix well. Let this cook until paneer swells a bit absorbing the sweet milk/ras, about 15-20 minutes in simmer flame. At this time keep the pistachios ready and add it to the kheer.
- Let this be on the stove for another 10 minutes. Remove from fire and serve warm or chilled with some more pistachios on top.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
Sarita
Love this kheer.. Looks yummy. Nice pics.
Rafeeda AR
I am drooling looking at the pics... those spoons look awesome... the kheer sounds like a must try...
Priya_Srinivasan
Rafee, i bought those spoons @ Madina, long back!!
Chef Mireille
looks so creamy and luscious
Motions and Emotions
One of my favourite dessert...looks yummy
Srivalli
Oh my Priya, the clicks are stunning!..lovely setup, now that I know how you click, the experience is even more..:)..lovely dessert as well!
Priya_Srinivasan
Thanks Valli! I say this is one of the first clicks, i really like the composition and happy as i was able to do what i framed in my mind!!
Srivalli
Thanks nice to know..:)..you inspired me to make a table like yours..working towards that..:)
Priya_Srinivasan
Oh wow, nice valli!! Waiting to see the clicks from your new setup!! 🙂
Srividhya
Great recipe and lovely clicks/
Priya Suresh
Those spoons are very attractive and the clicks are stunning, lovely set up and the kheer makes me drool..
Rajani
I can see the love you have poured into this kheer. Looks fab!
Harini R
Lovely color co-ordination, love the presentation and the spoons!!
vaishali sabnani
This dessert takes me back to my college days when my neighbour aunt used to make it, only she used cubed paneer. Awesome Priya.
Suma Gandlur
Love that yummy kheer and those gorgeous looking spoons.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
What a beautiful setup! Love the payasam recipe and your clicks are so tempting 🙂
Pavani
Yumm, yumm, what a rich and delicious kheer you got there Priya. Looks awesome.
Renu
I like Bengali sweets when they have a hint of paneer in them and this Chennar Payesh with paneer and condensed milk looks so rich and creamy. And I tried this recipe recently for Mahashivratri and it came out so good. Thank You for the share.
Mayuri Patel
Priya I love paneer based sweets a lot. I am surprised that I've not made chennar payesh as yet. With family all getting together, am sure they will appreciate this dessert chilled.
Preethi Prasad
Chennar Payesh Looks delectable. I am a sucker for Bengali sweets . This payesh with home made fresh Paneer is just mind blowing. I can never say no to this yummy dessert.
kalyani
I LOVEEEEE bengali sweets (esp made with chenna) like this payesh or even rasamalai ... the beautiful pics are too tempting to pass up, Priya. I would love to indulge in this sometime soon!
Seema
Chennar payesh is a very nostalgic recipe for me. I am happy to have the recipe to make it often.
Archana
Wow! This is Chennar Payesh is so delicious and easy to make. I love Bengali Sweets and this one get made immediately.