Chena Murki is crystallized paneer and if prepared properly, then sugar-coated paneer will turn out soft at every bite. Often the store bought ones are just overly sweet and feels too hard to bite. It barely has any soft chena texture. And so I prefer to make it at home.
Ingredients for Chena Murki
Paneer - Get good quality paneer block. Preferably, get malai paneer if you can find it available in your store. The texture of malai paneer is much softer as compared to the other variety. Here is a recipe of Homemade Paneer Sugar - You need granulated white sugar to prepare the sugar syrup. Cardamom - Chena murki is flavored with a hint of cardamom powder. These are the only 3 ingredients you need to make Chena Murki.
Chena murki is also a perfect bite-size confections, ideal to add in your edible gift box.
Steps to prepare
1- Slice the chena in mini bite size blocks. 2- Take a heavy bottom pan and add water plus sugar. 3- You want the sugar syrup to have 1 string consistency. 4- Add the cardamom powder and mix it around. 5-Add the chena cubes and toss it around to mix in the sugar syrup. 6-Continue cooking the syrup until you get it gets foamy and looks thicker. Reduced to almost ¼ of the quantity. 7- Take it off the heat and keep stirring for a few minutes for the sugar syrup to cook down and crystallize. It will coat the paneer bites evenly. Some of the paneer cubes might get attached to one another, and you should separate those out while it is still warm.
How to store
Store chena murki only after it’s cooled down completely. Then store it in an airtight container. If the weather is hot and humid, you have to store in the refrigerator. These are a great sweet snack to stock at home any time of the year. Tiny bite size that becomes perfect for sudden sweet craving.
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