Chennar Payesh or Chenna payesh is a creamy kheer made with Paneer and milk. A rich and royal treat on its own, garnished with crunchy nuts to make it more enticing. A royal dessert to make for your next celebrations.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Cottage cheese dessert, Dessert with paneer, Indian dessert with soft cheese, kheer made with paneer, Paneer dessert, Paneer kheer, Paneer payasam, paneer payesh
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 10people
Calories 252kcal
Equipment
Heavy bottom sauce pan to make the kheer
Ingredients
1.5cupsof paneer/cottage cheesei used homemade paneer, which i had in hand
5cupsof full fat milk
2generous pinches of saffron
200gramsof condensed milk½ a can
¼cupof pistachioschopped
few pistachioscrushed 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.