Paneer Ki Mithai

The paneer (cottage cheese) is used extensively in Indian cuisine. It is used for starters, main course, sweet meals and various varied preparations which make it a versatile ingredient in Indian cooking. Try this easy to make Paneer Ki Mithai which tastes just awesome.

Servings – 9 to 12 pieces

Prep. Time – 10 Mins.

Cooking Time – 60 Mins.

Ingredients:

• Full Cream Milk – 1 litre
• Fresh Paneer [Cottage Cheese] – 200 gms
• Sugar – 100 gms.
• Almond Flakes – 1 tbsp.
• Ghee – 1 tsp.

Step 1:     Grate the paneer. See that there are no lumps in it.

Step 2:     Bring the milk to a boil in a heavy bottomed pan. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the milk, stirring in between. Reduce it to one third.

Step 3:     Transfer the reduced milk into a non-stick pan, add the grated paneer and cook on low heat for 10 minutes. Add the sugar and keep stirring for another 10 minutes.

Step 4:     When the mixture has just about dried up, take off the heat and transfer to a plate greased with ghee. Mould it into a rectangular shaped piece and sprinkle the almond flakes on it.

Step 5:     Let the mithai cool to room temperature and then refrigerate it for 30 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator, cut into pieces of desired size and serve.

Note:

• Do not allow the mixture to dry up too much as your end product will be dry and will crumble.
• Use a wooden spatula for stirring.
• You can use freshly prepared chenna instead of paneer.