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    Home » Desserts » Chennar Payesh/Paneer Ka Kheer/Chenna payesh

    Chennar Payesh/Paneer Ka Kheer/Chenna payesh

    Feb 25, 2015 · Modified: Dec 22, 2020 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

    Another week of Blogging Marathon begins and this week i chose to post on Desserts. Yes, Valli gave us an enormous Wiki Link with never ending list of desserts around the world. It is always easy to chose from 3 or 4, but to select 3 from infinity, it was tough, very tough. Every time i go through the list, i select 3 different dishes. Finally, i decided to do Indian Dessert and Inky, pinky, ponkied 3!!!
    So, the first one is Kheer. Kheer as everybody knows is a milk-based dessert loaded with nuts, sometimes sugar or condensed milk. But what apart from milk is added makes the name of that kheer, we have rice kheer, poha kheer, carrot kheer, vermicelli kheer. vegetable kheer, fruits kheer, it goes on as long as your imagination.

    Today, i bring you paneer/chenna/chennar kheer. Soft, spongy paneer in sweetened milk topped with nuts. It is definitely a royal treat, tastes great when tasted straight from the stove, also better when served chilled.


    Ingredients
    1.5 Cups of paneer/cottage cheese (i used homemade paneer, which i had in hand)
    5 cups of whole milk (for the kheer)
    2 generous pinches of saffron
    1/2 can of condensed milk
    1/4 cup of pistachios, chopped
    few pistachios, crushed to top while serving
    Method
    • I had homemade paneer, ready in my freezer, so i used it. In case if you want to make fresh paneer, then boil 500 ml milk, squeeze a lime into it and keep stirring until the whey separates. Use a strainer, with cheese cloth, drain the whey and let the paneer sit for 30 minutes to be used for the Kheer.
    • Now in another heavy bottom take 5 cups of milk, cook in a medium flame for it to boil. When it starts boiling, reduce the flame to simmer and add saffron strands to this.
    • 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.
    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#49

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    Comments

    1. Sarita

      February 26, 2015 at 3:22 am

      Love this kheer.. Looks yummy. Nice pics.

      Reply
    2. Rafeeda AR

      February 26, 2015 at 5:15 am

      I am drooling looking at the pics… those spoons look awesome… the kheer sounds like a must try…

      Reply
      • Priya_Srinivasan

        February 26, 2015 at 8:52 am

        Rafee, i bought those spoons @ Madina, long back!!

        Reply
    3. Chef Mireille

      February 26, 2015 at 6:50 am

      looks so creamy and luscious

      Reply
    4. Motions and Emotions

      February 26, 2015 at 7:22 am

      One of my favourite dessert…looks yummy

      Reply
    5. Srivalli

      February 26, 2015 at 8:34 am

      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!

      Reply
      • Priya_Srinivasan

        February 26, 2015 at 8:52 am

        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!!

        Reply
      • Srivalli

        February 26, 2015 at 9:43 am

        Thanks nice to know..:)..you inspired me to make a table like yours..working towards that..:)

        Reply
      • Priya_Srinivasan

        February 26, 2015 at 11:19 am

        Oh wow, nice valli!! Waiting to see the clicks from your new setup!! 🙂

        Reply
    6. Srividhya

      February 26, 2015 at 10:09 pm

      Great recipe and lovely clicks/

      Reply
    7. Priya Suresh

      March 01, 2015 at 10:19 am

      Those spoons are very attractive and the clicks are stunning, lovely set up and the kheer makes me drool..

      Reply
    8. Rajani

      March 02, 2015 at 10:36 am

      I can see the love you have poured into this kheer. Looks fab!

      Reply
    9. Harini R

      March 02, 2015 at 1:43 pm

      Lovely color co-ordination, love the presentation and the spoons!!

      Reply
    10. vaishali sabnani

      March 03, 2015 at 12:50 am

      This dessert takes me back to my college days when my neighbour aunt used to make it, only she used cubed paneer. Awesome Priya.

      Reply
    11. Suma Gandlur

      March 03, 2015 at 2:10 pm

      Love that yummy kheer and those gorgeous looking spoons.

      Reply
    12. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      March 04, 2015 at 12:46 am

      What a beautiful setup! Love the payasam recipe and your clicks are so tempting 🙂

      Reply
    13. Pavani

      March 06, 2015 at 5:41 pm

      Yumm, yumm, what a rich and delicious kheer you got there Priya. Looks awesome.

      Reply

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