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paneer barfi
Easy to prepare paneer barfi with cottage cheese (paneer), condensed milk and cream.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
12
minutes
mins
Total Time
17
minutes
mins
Course:
Desserts, Sweets
Cuisine:
North Indian
Servings:
10
to 12 square pieces
Author:
Dassana Amit
Ingredients
200
grams
sweetened condensed milk
or ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
100
grams
Paneer
(cottage cheese)
125
ml
cream or ½ cup cream
- low fat 25% to 30% (i used amul cream)
1
teaspoon
rose water
or one drop of rose essence
1
pinch
saffron strands
(kesar)
4
green cardamoms
(choti elaichi) finely powdered in a mortar-pestle
½
teaspoon
Ghee
for greasing a pan or tray
10 to 12
shelled and blanched pistachios
(pista)
10 to 12
blanched almonds
(badam)
Instructions
preparation for paneer barfi recipe
First heat water in a pan or in the microwave till bubbling hot.
Add pistachios and almonds to the hot water. Cover and keep aside for 30 mins.
Then peel the pistachios and almonds and chop them. Keep the chopped dry fruits aside.
Grate the paneer (cottage cheese).
making paneer barfi
In a pan take the sweetened condensed milk, cream and grated paneer.
Stir, mix and then keep this pan on a stove top on a low flame.
Begin to cook and keep on stirring this mixture.
Continue to stir, so that the mixture does not stick to the bottom of the pan. The mixture would begin to thicken.
When you see the mixture leaving the sides of the pan and clumping together, then add saffron and cardamom powder. About 10 minutes.
Continue to cook for a couple of minutes, about 2 minutes more.
Remember not to over cook, as then the paneer barfi will become dense and chewy.
Then add rose water
Mix well so that the rose water incorporates in the mixture.
In tray greased with ghee, spread the paneer barfi mixture evenly.
Now layer chopped pistachios and cashews on the barfi. Press the dry fruits with your fingers lightly on the barfi.
Let the paneer barfi cool and then slice them into small squares. You can serve them or refrigerate them.