Chena/ Paneer Mithai- (छेना मुरकी)- Chanar Murki–Bengali Sweets- Indian Recipe

Ingredients –

• Paneer/ Cottage cheese (cut in small cubes) – 1 cup
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Rose essence (optional)

Method –

1. Heat a pan on medium heat.
2. Add sugar and 1/4 cup of water, mix well and stir it regularly.
3. When you see 1 thread of the sugar syrup between your fingertips, sugar syrup is ready.
4. Add paneer cubes into the sugar syrup and mix well.
5. Cook on low heat until the sugar syrup reaches the setting consistency.
6. Once the sugar syrup is thick, turn off the heat.
7. Keep it aside, add rose water and mix well.
8. Keep stirring regularly so that it is evenly coated over the paneer.
9. Once sugar is coated well, pick out the paneer pieces.
10. Use leftover sugar to prepare more murki or to make laddus.
11. Chena mithai is ready to serve..