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Pantua By Chef Pankaj Bhadouria

Pankaj Bhadouria
Pantua is a traditional sweet dish from West Bengal. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria shares the recipe of this chenna-based sweet.

Serves

3

Cooking Time

10-20 Min

Meal Type

sweet

Preparation Time

10-15 Min

Difficulty

MEDIUM

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INGREDIENTS

  • For Pantua

    • ½ ltr cow milk

    • 2 tbsp lemon juice

    • 2 tbsp water

    • muslin cloth

    • water as required

    • 2 cups sugar

    • 2 cups water

    • oil for frying

    • 1/4 cup khoya

    • 2 tbsp semolina

    • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

    • pinch of cardamom powder

    • pistachios for garnish

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Warm milk in a pot. Mix the juice of a lemon with an equal quantity of water and add it to the milk.

  2. 2

    Once the milk splits, strain the chenna with the help of a muslin cloth.

  3. 3

    Knead the chenna till it gets a creamy texture.

  4. 4

    Boil 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water in a pan to make a 1 string chashni.

  5. 5

    In a bowl, mix chenna, khoya, semolina, all-purpose flour, cardamom powder to make a soft dough Rest the dough for 10 mins.

  6. 6

    Divide the dough into small balls and deep fry them in hot oil.

  7. 7

    Soak the fried balls into the sugar syrup.

  8. 8

    Serve in a bowl and garnish with chopped pistachios.

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